The Ashtavakra Gita or the Song of Ashtavakra is a classical Advaita Vedanta scripture.
Ashtavakra studied, became a sage and a celebrated character in the mythologies of the Hindu Epics and Puranas..
His maternal grandfather was the Vedic sage Aruni, his parents were both Vedic students at Aruni\'s school.
His name literally means "eight bends," reflecting the eight physical handicaps he was born with.
About the Author: Ashtavakra is a revered Vedic sage in Hinduism.
It presents the traditional teachings of Advaita Vedanta with a clarity and power very rarely matched.
Apart from that the work speaks for itself.
The work was known, appreciated, and quoted by Ramakrishna and his disciple Vivekananda, as well as by Ramana Maharshi, while Radhakrishnan always refers to it with great respect.
It is written as a dialogue between the sage Ashtavakra and Janaka, king of Mithila.
The Ashtavakra Gita or the Song of Ashtavakra is a classical Advaita Vedanta scripture
