Astăvakra said

Knowing yourself as in your true nature,
indestructible One, serene
how are you now with acquisition of wealth
and attachments. ? 3.1

Alas, as from mother of pearl ignorance
the illusion of silver is created,
by ignorance of the Self
greed is created for the objects of perception
and attachment is there for the illusory objects. 3.2

Having known yourself to be That in which
the universe takes place like waves on the sea,
why, do you run like a poor thing ? 3.3

After hearing of Self been pure Consciousness
and surpassingly beautiful, how a person can
be deeply attached to the generative organs
with impurity . 3.4

Wonders ! that the sense of individuality
continue on the sage after he knows
that he is in all things and all things are on him. 3.5

Wonders ! man is subject to lust and weakened
by the practice of amorous pastimes,
even when is fixed on liberation
and abiding on non-duality. 3.6

It is strange that knowing lust to be
an enemy of knowledge, a man who has grow older
should yet be eager for sensual enjoyment ! 3.7

It is strange that one who is unattached
to the objects of this world and the next,
who discriminates the eternal from the transient,
and who longs for emancipation.
Should yet fear dissolution of the body ! 3.8

The serene person when feted
and feasted or perhaps tormented,
will always look after his/her Absolute Self,
and neither pleased or angry will be. 3.9

The high-souled one, regards its own
body's actions as some-body else's.
As such, how can he/she be disturbed
by praise or by blame ? 3.10

Realizing this universe as mere illusion
and losing all curiosity,
how can one of steady mind
yet fear the approach of death ? 3.11

With whom can we compare
the great souled one who is content
with self-knowledge, and does not
hanker ever after liberation. 3.12

How could that steady-minded one
who knows that the objects of perception to be
in its very nature illusion.
consider one thing acceptable and another unacceptable ? 3.13

To that one who has given up
worldly attachments of the mind,
who is beyond the pairs of opposites,
who is free from desires, will all experiences
coming as a matter of course
cause neither pleasure nor pain. 3.14

III  Introspection.
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