The Ashtavakra Gita - John Richards

Ashtavakra is a revered Vedic sage in Hinduism. His name literally means eight bends, reflecting the eight physical handicaps he was born with. His maternal grandfather was the Vedic sage Aruni, his parents were both Vedic students at Aruni's school. Ashtavakra studied, became a sage and a celebrated character in the mythologies of the Hindu Epics and Puranas.