The dialogue of the deformed sage Aṣṭāvakra with King Janaka — twenty short chapters of pure non-dual instruction. One of the most direct and uncompromising statements of Advaita.
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Tradition
Smṛti. Date uncertain (c. 5th–14th century CE). Held in the highest regard by Ramana Maharshi and the modern Advaita revival; admired for going straight to the realization without preliminary stages.
Translation
Rai Bahadur Lala Baijnath, translator, *The Ashtavakra Gita: A Treatise on Adwaita Philosophy* (Meerut: Office of the Vaishya Hitkari, 1907). Public domain — the first complete English translation of the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā.
License
Public domain (pre-1929 English translation). Reproduced for educational and religious commentary.