Samnyasa Upanishads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation c6.s8.2
Saṃnyāsa Upaniṣads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation c6.s8.2
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c6.s8.2
"Arise! [*108*] Arise!" he said to the king, "Choose a boon." The king paid homage to him and said: "Lord, I do not possess the knowledge of the self. I have heard that you know its true nature. Explain it to me." He replied: "Such things used to take place in former times. Do not ask for something impossible, O scion of Ikṣvāku.¹ Choose other things you may desire." The king clasped the feet of Śākāyanya and uttered this lament: