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The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 4 (of 4), Part 2 (of 2)

THE YOGA-VÁSISHTHA-MAHÁRÁMÁYANA

Viharilala Mitra translation

CHAPTER CVI.

Invalidation of the Doctrine of cause and effect 569

CHAPTER CVII.

The nature of ignorance or illusion of the Mind 577

CHAPTER CVIII.

Description of the knowledge and ignorance of the soul 579

CHAPTER CIX.

Fighting with the invading armies at the gate of the city 585

CHAPTER CX.

Battle of the wise Princes, with the ignorant Barbarian 590

CHAPTER CXI.

The flight of the soldiers on all sides 596

CHAPTER CXII.

Flight of the Foreign Fœs 602

CHAPTER CXIII.

Description of the Ocean 607

CHAPTER CXIV.

Description of the Prospects all-around 612

CHAPTER CXV.

The same subject continued 617

CHAPTER CXVI.

Narration of the speech of Crow and Cuckoo 625

CHAPTER CXVII.

Description of the Lotus lake, Bee and the Swan 637

CHAPTER CXVIII.

Description of deer, peacocks, cranes &c. 643

CHAPTER CXIX.

Lamentation of the Lovelorn Traveller 648

CHAPTER CXX.

Description of various objects on all sides 652

CHAPTER CXXI.

Exposition of the story of Vipaschit 657

CHAPTER CXXII.

The King’s survey of the sea, and his locomotion on it 659

CHAPTER CXXIII.

The King’s Excursions on all sides 662

CHAPTER CXXIV.

Quadripartite state of the King Vipaschit 665

CHAPTER CXXV.

On the Living liberation of the Prince 669

CHAPTER CXXVI.

Resuscitation and conduct of the Vipaschitas 679

CHAPTER CXXVII.

Cosmology of the universe 683

CHAPTER CXXVIII.

The vacuum of Brahma and the sight of the world therein 686

CHAPTER CXXIX.

Vipaschit’s becoming a stag 692

CHAPTER CXXX.

Entering of the stag into the fire 698

CHAPTER CXXXI.

Bhása’s account of the worlds and his journeys throughout 702

CHAPTER CXXXII.

Bhása’s Relation of the Transmigrations of his soul 710

CHAPTER CXXXIII.

Story of the Wonderful carcass 713

CHAPTER CXXXIV.

The Story of the carcass continued 717

CHAPTER CXXXV.

Disappearance of the carcass, and the Reappearance of the earth 724

CHAPTER CXXXVI.

Story of the Gnat and Hunter 726

CHAPTER CXXXVII.

Description of the states of waking, sleeping and dreaming 730

CHAPTER CXXXVIII.

The Pervasion of the mind throughout the universe 737

CHAPTER CXXXIX.

Description of the Dissolution of the world 742

CHAPTER CXXXX.

Workings of Imagination 750

CHAPTER CXXXXI.

Description of the Termination of a Kalpa-period 758

CHAPTER CXXXXII.

Ascertainment of Karma or acts of men 760

CHAPTER CXXXXIII.

Ascertainment of Nirvána or ultimate Extinction 767

CHAPTER CXXXXIV.

Investigation into the nature and Vicissitudes of things 778

CHAPTER CXXXXV.

Description of the Waking, Dreaming and Sleeping states 785

CHAPTER CXXXXVI.

Disquisition of sound sleep 794

CHAPTER CXXXXVII.

The Phenomenon and Perspection of dreams 798

CHAPTER CXXXXVIII.

Investigation into the nature of dreams 802

CHAPTER CIL.

Investigation into the Original cause 807

CHAPTER CL.

Transcendental Admonitions 812

CHAPTER CLI.

View of Inexistence 818

CHAPTER CLII.

The sage’s discourse at night 820

CHAPTER CLIII.

One soul is the cause of all 823

CHAPTER CLIV.

Relation of Past events 826

CHAPTER CLV.

Relation of Future Fortune 829

CHAPTER CLVI.

Expostulation on Sindhu by his Minister 835

CHAPTER CLVII.

The Ultimate Extinction or Nirvána of Sindhu 839

CHAPTER CLVIII.

Fall of the Huge body of the Hunter 844

CHAPTER CLIX.

Wandering of Vipaschit 847

CHAPTER CLX.

Description of heaven and Hell 855

CHAPTER CLXI.

Explanation of Nirvána 861

CHAPTER CLXII.

Annihilation of ignorance 867

CHAPTER CLXIII.

Means and manner of governing the senses and sensible organs 870

CHAPTER CLXIV.

Unity of the Divinity and the Mundane World 878

CHAPTER CLXV.

On the Similarity of Waking and Dreaming 880

CHAPTER CLXVI.

On the Attributes of the Divine spirit, in the form of a Dialogue 883

CHAPTER CLXVII.

Absence of the threefold states of Waking, Dreaming and Sleep 888

CHAPTER CLXVIII.

Story of the Hewn statue or Carved Image 894

CHAPTER CLXIX.

Description of the calm and tranquil Mind 901

CHAPTER CLXX.

On the conduct of the sapient Man 907

CHAPTER CLXXI.

Meditation of Pure Vacuum 911

CHAPTER CLXXII.

Establishment of the identity of the Diety and the World 918

CHAPTER CLXXIII.

Brahma Gítá or a Lecture on spirituality 924

CHAPTER CLXXIV.

The same or a lecture on Nirvána 929

CHAPTER CLXXV.

Paramártha Gítá or Lecture on Transcendentalism or the solity 933

CHAPTER CLXXVI.

Brahma Gítá. Account of Brahmánda or Mundane system 943

CHAPTER CLXXVII.

Brahma Gíta. Description of Divine Nature 946

CHAPTER CLXXVIII.

Brahma Gíta. Narrative of Aindava 952

CHAPTER CLXXIX.

The Doctrine of Pantheism or the One as all 960

CHAPTER CLXXX.

Brahma Gíta or the story on austere devotee 963

CHAPTER CLXXXI.

Brahma Gíta continued 968

CHAPTER CLXXXII.

Brahma Gíta continued. Sovereignty of the seven continents 973

CHAPTER CLXXXIII.

Description of the seven Continents 979

CHAPTER CLXXXIV.

A Lecture on the all comprehensiveness of the soul 988

CHAPTER CLXXXV.

Admonition to and clairvoyance of Kunda-danta 995

CHAPTER CLXXXVI.

Demonstration of all nature (and thing) as Brahma himself 998

CHAPTER CLXXXVII.

Of the Living creation 1009

CHAPTER CLXXXVIII.

Description of the Living soul 1017

CHAPTER CLXXXIX.

On the unity of the Divine spirit 1021

CHAPTER CLXXXX.

Ecstasies or inertness of Ráma 1024

CHAPTER CLXXXXI.

Solution of the great question of unity and duality 1037

CHAPTER CLXXXXII.

On the attainment of spiritual Anæsthesia 1040

CHAPTER CLXXXXIII.

Mental torpor or tranquility 1043

CHAPTER CLXXXXIV.

Ráma’s rest in Nirvána insensibility 1045

CHAPTER CLXXXXV.

Lectured on the Enlightenment of Understanding 1051

CHAPTER CLXXXXVI.

Story of wood-cutter and his gem 1060

CHAPTER CLXXXXVII.

On the Excellence of Universal Toleration 1064

CHAPTER CLXXXXVIII.

Excellence of Universal Toleration 1069

CHAPTER CLXXXXIX.

State of Living Liberated Man 1075

CHAPTER CC.

The Loud applause of the court on the sage’s speech 1081

CHAPTER CCI.

Explanation of rest and repose in ultimate and perfect bliss 1089

CHAPTER CCII.

Remembrance of the assembly to their Hypnotic rest 1094

CHAPTER CCIII.

Description of Nirvána or self extinction in divine meditation 1096

CHAPTER CCIV.

Identity of Abstract Intellectuality and Vacuity 1102

CHAPTER CCV.

Reputation of the doctrine of the causality of creation 1106

CHAPTER CCVI.

The great inquiry, or questions of the Buddhist 1112

CHAPTER CCVII.

Replies to the aforesaid queries (of the Buddhist) 1117

CHAPTER CCVIII.

Solution of the great question 1122

CHAPTER CCIX.

On the consciousness or the intuitive knowledge of extraneous existences 1126

CHAPTER CCX.

Reputation of the conception of a duality in unity 1132

CHAPTER CCXI.

Lecture on transcendent truth 1138

CHAPTER CCXII.

On ascertainment of truth 1143

CHAPTER CCXIII.

Narration of Ráma’s prior pupilage under Vasishtha 1147

CHAPTER CCXIV.

Description of the great jubilee of the assembly 1154

CHAPTER CCXV.

Eulogy on this work and the mode of its recital 1161

CHAPTER CCXVI.

Conclusion of the celestial messenger’s message of liberation 1164

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