kāya-kṛtyāsahaḥ pūrvaṁ tato vāg-vistarāsahaḥ atha cintāsahas tasmād evam evāham āsthitaḥ
First I was averse to physical activity, then averse to excessive speech and finally averse to thought. Thus do I verily abide as Myself
prītyabhāvena śabdāder adṛśyatvena cātmanaḥ vikṣepaikāgra-hṛdaya evam evāham āsthitaḥ
Lacking enjoyment from the senses and knowing the Self is imperceptible, my mind being single-pointed and free from distractions, thus do I verily abide as Myself
samādhyāsādi-vikṣiptau vyavahāraḥ samādhaye evaṁ vilokya niyamam evam evāham āsthitaḥ
Seeing that efforts to concentrate the mind are necessary as a rule when there are distractions from false impositions, thus do I verily abide as Myself
heyopādeya-virahād evaṁ harṣa-viṣādayoḥ, abhāvād adya he brahmannevam evāham āsthitaḥ
Having abandoned the dualities of acceptance and rejection and now free from pleasure and grief, O Brahman, thus do I verily abide as Myself
āśramānāśramaṁ dhyānaṁ citta-svīkṛta-varjanam, vikalpaṁ mama vīkṣyaitair evam evāham āsthitaḥ
Having recognised that observing or abandoning the four stages of life are both distractions as well as meditation and accepting or rejecting thoughts, thus do I verily abide as Myself
karmānuṣṭhānam ajnānād yathaivoparamas tathā, buddhvā samyag idaṁ tattvam evam evāham āsthitaḥ
Just as abstaining from actions stems from the absence of knowledge so does undertaking them. Fully understanding this truth thus do I verily abide as Myself
acintyaṁ cintyamāno’pi cintārūpaṁ bhajatyasau, tyaktvā tad bhāvanaṁ tasmād evam evāham āsthitaḥ
Even thinking about what is beyond thought involves some kind of thought. So abandoning that thought, thus do I verily abide as Myself
evam eva kṛtaṁ yena sa kṛtārtho bhaved asau, evam eva svabhāvo yaḥ sa kṛtārtho bhaved asau
He who has accomplished this and realised his own true nature becomes inexpressibly fulfilled in every way
[1] aṣṭāvakra gītā Oct 2022, pp.53-60 The Mountain Path Journal, Sri Ramanasramam