It is effort which is cause of everyone's pain but nobody knows it. By following just this flawless instruction, fortunate become free from all their instincts. ॥3॥

आयासात्सकलो दुःखी

नैनं जानाति कश्चन।

अनेनैवोपदेशेन धन्यः

प्राप्नोति निर्वृतिम्॥१६- ३॥

प्रयत्न से ही सभी दुखी हैं पर कोई इसे जानता नहीं है। इस निष्पाप उपदेश से ही भाग्यवान व्यक्ति सभी वृत्तियों से रहित हो जाते हैं॥३॥

It is effort which is cause of everyone's pain but nobody knows it. By following just this flawless instruction, fortunate become free from all their instincts. ॥3॥

Ashtavakra Gita