Ashtavakra Gita · Chapter 16
Ashtavakra Gita 16.4 meaning
vyapare khidyate yas tu nimeshonmeshayor api
tasyalasyadhureenasya sukham nanyasya kasyachit
व्यापारे खिद्यते यस्तु निमेषोन्मेषयोरपि।
तस्यालस्यधुरीणस्य सुखं नान्यस्य कस्यचित्॥
Happiness belongs to the master of idleness, who finds even opening and closing his eyes a bother — and to no one else.
What it means
This is playful exaggeration, not a call to laziness. It points at how much we overdo. Try dropping unnecessary effort for a while and see how peace grows.हिंदी में अर्थ
सुख उसी आलस-शिरोमणि का है जिसे पलक झपकाना भी भारी लगता है, और किसी का नहीं।
यह मज़ेदार अतिशयोक्ति है, आलस का न्योता नहीं। यह दिखाती है कि हम कितना ज़्यादा करते हैं। कुछ देर बेवजह की मेहनत छोड़कर देखिए, शांति कैसे बढ़ती है।
Spoken by Ashtavakra.
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Get a verse like this every day, with chanting as you scroll. The Gita, Ramayana, Kabir, Upanishads and more: 4,596 verses, plus panchang, japa and festival reminders.