Astavakra Gita – Swami Nityaswarupanada

The Astavakra Gītā, also known as the Astavakra Samhita, is a short treatise on Advaita Vedanta, ascribed to the great sage Aṣṭāvakra. Sage Astavakra demonstrates profound knowledge of Brahman that Swami Nityaswarupananda of Ramakrishna Mission has placed before the readers in this book in simple, easy-to-understand English.
The subtle philosophical truths are expounded in the form of a lucid dialogue between the teenager sage Aṣṭāvakra and his royal disciple, the King Janaka. To Aṣṭāvakra, self-knowledge through direct mystical intuition is the only goal to be reached and experienced in the dynamic silence of one’s own deepest meditation.
Swami Nityaswarupananda’s English translations, word definitions, commentary, and scholarly introduction have all significantly increased the worth of the original text.
Astavakra Gita – Swami Nityaswarupanada