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immutable consciousness, unattached,<br />
actionless and pure, when one tries to<br />
meditate on it as ""I am <strong>the</strong> Brahman'' etc. it<br />
constitutes <strong>the</strong> main bondage 6 . (I-15)<br />
According to a story current in some<br />
spiritual circles, King Janaka was once sitting<br />
all alone on <strong>the</strong> banks of <strong>the</strong> Ganges and<br />
loudly chanting ""Ah§ ~«÷mpñ_'' (I am <strong>the</strong><br />
Brahman). The sage Ashtavakra who<br />
happened to come to that place began<br />
shouting repeatedly standing before Janaka<br />
""This staff is mine, This Kamandalu (a vessel<br />
containing water) is mine''. King Janaka, who<br />
was irritated, left <strong>the</strong> place and went to<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r corner for his Japa. Ashtavakra<br />
followed <strong>the</strong> king and continued shouting as<br />
before. Janaka could not tolerate this any<br />
longer. He called Ashtavakra and told him<br />
""Oh! great sage, nobody is disputing <strong>the</strong> fact<br />
that <strong>the</strong> staff and Kamandalu are yours. They<br />
6. ""A`_od {h Vo ~ÝY… g_m{Y_Zw{Vð{g'' (I-15)
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