The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 1 (of 4)
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1. THE YOGA-VÁSISHTHA-MAHÁRÁMÁYANA.2. PROSPECTUS.3. THE YOGA-VÁSISHTHA MAHÁRÁMÁYANA OF VÁLMÍKI4. PREFACE.5. THE YOGA PHILOSOPHY.6. THE OM TAT SAT.7. THE OM TAT SAT. (continued 2)8. BOOK I. ON MORAL APATHY CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION.9. CHAPTER II. Reason of Writing the Rámáyana.10. CHAPTER III. Válmíki’s Admonition.11. CHAPTER IV. Ráma’s Return from Pilgrimage.12. CHAPTER V. Of Ráma’s self-dejection and its cause.13. CHAPTER VI. Advent of Viswámitra to the Royal Court.14. CHAPTER VII. Viswámitra’s Request for Ráma.15. CHAPTER VIII. Dasaratha’s Reply to Viswámitra.16. CHAPTER IX. Viswámitra’s Wrath. And His Enraged Speech.17. CHAPTER X. Melancholy of Ráma.18. CHAPTER XI. Consolation of Ráma.19. CHAPTER XII. Ráma’s Reply.20. CHAPTER XIII. Vituperation of Riches.21. CHAPTER XIV. Depreciation of Human Life.22. CHAPTER XV. Obloquy on Egoism.23. CHAPTER XVI. The Ungovernableness of the Mind.24. CHAPTER XVII. On Cupidity.25. CHAPTER XVIII. Obloquy of the Body.26. CHAPTER XIX. Blemishes of Boyhood.27. CHAPTER XX. Vituperation of Youth.28. CHAPTER XXI. Vituperation of women.29. CHAPTER XXII. Obloquy of Old Age.30. CHAPTER XXIII. Vicissitudes of Times.31. CHAPTER XXIV. Ravages of Time.32. CHAPTER XXV. Sports of Death.33. CHAPTER XXVI. The Acts of Destiny.34. CHAPTER XXVII. Vanity of the world.35. CHAPTER XXVIII. Mutability of the world.36. CHAPTER XXIX. Unreliableness of worldly things.37. CHAPTER XXX. Self-disparagement.38. CHAPTER XXXI. Queries of Ráma.39. CHAPTER XXXII. Praises on Ráma’s Speech.40. CHAPTER XXXIII. Association of Aerial and Earthly Beings.41. CHAPTER I.42. CHAPTER II. Speech of Viswámitra.43. CHAPTER III. On the repeated creations of the world.44. CHAPTER IV. Praise of Acts and Exertions.45. CHAPTER V. Necessity of Activity.46. CHAPTER VI. Refutation of Fatalism.47. CHAPTER VII. On the Necessity of Activity.48. CHAPTER VIII. Invalidation of Destiny.49. CHAPTER IX. Investigation of Acts.50. CHAPTER X. Descension of Knowledge.51. CHAPTER XI. On the Qualifications of the Inquirer and Lecturer.52. CHAPTER XII. Greatness of True Knowledge.53. CHAPTER XIII. On Peace and Tranquility of Mind.54. CHAPTER XIV. On the Ascertainment of an Argument.55. CHAPTER XV. On Contentment.56. CHAPTER XVI. On Good Conduct.57. CHAPTER XVII. On the Contents of the Work.58. CHAPTER XVIII. Ascertainment of the Example Or Major Proposition59. CHAPTER XIX. Ascertainment of True Evidence.60. CHAPTER XX. On Good Conduct.61. CHAPTER I. CAUSES OF BONDAGE TO IT.62. CHAPTER II. Description of the First Cause.63. CHAPTER III. Causes of Bondage in the Body.64. CHAPTER IV.65. CHAPTER V. On the Original Cause. (Múla-Kárana).66. CHAPTER VI. Admonition for Attempt to Liberation.67. CHAPTER VII. Recognition of the Nihility of the Phenomenal World.68. CHAPTER VIII. Nature of Good Sástras.69. CHAPTER IX. On the Supreme Cause of All. (Parama Kárana).70. CHAPTER X. Description of the Chaotic State.71. CHAPTER XI. Spiritual View of Creation.72. CHAPTER XII. The Idealistic Theo-cosmogony of Vedánta.73. CHAPTER XIII. On the Production of the Self-Born.74. CHAPTER XIV. Establishment of Brahma.75. CHAPTER XV. Story of the Temple and its Prince.76. CHAPTER XVI. Joy and Grief of the Princess.77. CHAPTER XVII. Story of the Doubtful Realm or Reverie of Lílá.78. CHAPTER XVIII. Exposure of the Errors of this World.79. CHAPTER XIX. Story of a former Vasishtha and his wife.80. CHAPTER XX. The Moral of the Tale of Lílá.81. CHAPTER XXI. Guide to Peace.82. CHAPTER XXII. Practice of Wisdom or Wisdom in Practice.83. CHAPTER XXIII. The Aerial Journey of Spiritual Bodies.84. CHAPTER XXIV. The Aerial Journey.85. CHAPTER XXV. Description of the Earth.86. CHAPTER XXVI. Meeting the Siddhas87. CHAPTER XXVII. Past Lives of Lílá.88. CHAPTER XXVIII.89. CHAPTER XXIX. Account of the Previous Life of Lílá90. CHAPTER XXX. Description of the Mundane Egg—(Brahmánda).91. CHAPTER XXXI.92. CHAPTER XXXII. Onset of the war.93. CHAPTER XXXIII.[17] Comingled Fighting.94. CHAPTER XXXIV. Description of the Battle.95. CHAPTER XXXV. Description of the Battlefield.[20]96. CHAPTER XXXVI.97. CHAPTER XXXVII Catalogue of the Forces continued.[22]98. CHAPTER XXXVIII. Cessation of the War.99. CHAPTER XXXIX. Description of the Battle-field Infested by Nocturnal Fiends.100. CHAPTER XL. Reflections on Human Life and Mind.101. CHAPTER XLI. Discrimination of Error.102. CHAPTER XLII. Philosophy of Dreaming. Swapnam or Somnum.103. CHAPTER XLIII. Burning of the City.104. CHAPTER XLIV. Spiritual Interpretation of the Vision.105. CHAPTER XLV. Theism Consisting in True Knowledge.106. CHAPTER XLVI. Onslaught of Vidúratha.107. CHAPTER XLVII. Encounter of Sindhu and Vidúratha.108. CHAPTER XLVIII. Description of Daivástras or Supernatural Weapons.[23]109. CHAPTER XLIX. Description of Other Kinds of Weapons.110. CHAPTER L. Death of Vidúratha.111. CONCLUSION.112. GENEALOGY