अष्टावक्र उवाच अविनाशिनमात्मानमेकं विज्ञाय तत्त्वतः, तवात्मज्ञस्य धीरस्य कथमर्थार्जने रतिः। ॥1॥
aṣṭāvakra uvāca avināśinam-ātmānam-ekaṁ vijñāya tattvataḥ, tavātmajñasya dhīrasya katham-arthārjane ratiḥ. (1)
Aṣṭāvakra is questioning why someone who understands their true, unchanging self still desires to gather wealth, suggesting that true wisdom should lead to detachment from material pursuits.
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