Nothing other than God

स शरीरमहो विश्वं परित्यज्य मयाऽधुना ।
कुतश्चित् कौशलाद् एव परमात्मा विलोक्यते ।। २-३ ।।


sa shariiram aho vishwam parityajya mayaa adhunaa
kutashchit kaushalaad ev paramaatmaa vilokyate.

What a surprise! Having discarded the body and the world, by some grace, I now clearly see the Self (paramaatma).

Comment: As knowledge of reality seeps in, the Self becomes apparent and visible. This happens by the grace of the Guru. One's attachment to the body and the world begins to fall off with right knowledge and in the light of awareness.
"By some grace" suggests that King Janaka has not himself sacrificed or abandoned the body. The act of abandoning or sacrificing is done by the ego to strengthen itself.

However, in this case he wonders that by some grace (the guru's grace) right knowledge has dislodged the hold that the physical world had on him, and with that the true Self starts to shine through.

In practical terms this can be seen also as the practice of "Not this, not that" or "Neti Neti". As this proceeds, and what is not the true self is discarded, the Self starts to emerge.
2006-05-07 9:43 PM

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ईश्वरः सर्वनिर्माता नेहान्य इति निश्चयी ।
अन्तर्गलित सर्वाशः शान्तः क्वापि न सज्जते ।। ११-२ ।।


Iishwaraha sarvanirmaataa na ih anya iti nishchayii
antargalit sarvaashaha shaantaha kva api na sajjate (11-2)

There is nothing other than Ishwara, the Creator of all things. Having understood/ascertained this, all desires within have dropped off, one is peaceful, not attached to anything

Comment:
All things, events, everything is God, the creator. Whatever happens is His divine will. Having understood this, what is there to desire or reject. What is there to be disturbed about? What is there now to be attached to, to think of, to speak of. Now one can finally rest in peace, just be, for all is Him.