Janaka said:

With the pincers of truth I have plucked
From the inmost recesses of my heart
The thorn of many judgments. 19.1

Abiding in my own glory
where is religious merits, where duality
where prosperity, and where discrimination
where senses of enjoyment. ? 19.2

Abiding in my own glory
where is the past, where future
where is the present,
where is the space, where eternity. ? 19.3

Abiding in my own glory
where is the Self, where the non-self
where is evil, where good
where is anxiety or non-anxiety ? 19.4

Abiding in my own glory
where is dreaming, where deep sleep
where is wakefulness and where the fourth state (*) 19.5

   Note: with the attainment of knowledge
   it is possible to attain transcendental bliss.

Abiding on my own splendor
where are distances, where near
where is exterior, where interior
where is gross, where subtle ? 19.6

Abiding in my own splendor
where is life, where death
where are the worlds and
where are worldly relations,
where is concentration, where lapse. ? 19.7

Reposing in the Self.
To talk about the three ends of life is needless
to talk about yoga is purposeless
and even to talk about wisdom is irrelevant. 19.8

XIX   Inaction.
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