Traditionally attributed to Aṣṭāvakra; dialogue with Janaka
janaka uvāca..
prakṛtyā śūnyacitto yaḥ pramādād bhāvabhāvanaḥ.
nidrito bodhita iva kṣīṇasaṃsmaraṇo hi saḥ
||1||kva dhanāni kva mitrāṇi kva me viṣayadasyavaḥ.
kva śāstraṃ kva ca vijñānaṃ yadā me galitā spṛhā
||2||vijñāte sākṣipuruṣe paramātmani ceśvare.
nairāśye baṃdhamokṣe ca na ciṃtā muktaye mama
||3||aṃtarvikalpaśūnyasya bahiḥ svacchandacāriṇaḥ.
bhrāntasyeva daśāstāstāstādṛśā eva jānate
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