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The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 3 (of 4), Part 2 (of 2)

Name: The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 3 (of 4), Part 2 (of 2)
Author: Valmiki

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Contents (259)

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VI. NIRVÁNA-PRAKARANA under 1 min
Chapter I about 8 min
II. ON THE PERFECT CALM AND COMPOSURE OF THE MIND about 11 min
III. ON THE UNITY AND UNIVERSALITY OF BRAHMA about 5 min
Chapter IV about 2 min
Chapter V about 3 min
Chapter VI about 12 min
Chapter VII about 14 min
VIII. ALLEGORY OF THE SPREADING ARBOUR OF IGNORANCE about 7 min
IX. ASCERTAINMENT OF TRUE KNOWLEDGE about 9 min
X. REMOVAL OF IGNORANCE about 12 min
XI. ASCERTAINMENT OF LIVING LIBERATION about 17 min
Chapter XII about 5 min
XIII. THE TWO YOGAS OF KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING about 3 min
XIV. NARRATIVE OF BHUSUNDA AND DESCRIPTION OF MOUNT MERU about 6 min
XV. VASISHTHA'S VISIT TO BHUSANDA about 8 min
XVI. CONVERSATION OF VASISHTHA AND BHUSUNDA about 4 min
XVII. DESCRIPTION OF BHUSUNDA'S PERSON about 1 min
XVIII. MANNERS OF THE MÁTRIKA GODDESSES about 7 min
XIX. BHUSUNDA'S NATIVITY AND HABITATION about 8 min
XX. EXPLICATION OF THE MYSTERIOUS CHARACTER OF BHUSUNDA about 8 min
XXI. EXPLANATION OF THE CAUSE OF THE CROW'S LONGEVITY about 10 min
XXII. ACCOUNT OF PAST AGES about 10 min
XXIII. DESIRE OF TRANQUILLITY AND QUIESCENCE OF THE MIND about 6 min
XXIV. INVESTIGATION OF THE LIVING PRINCIPLE about 7 min
XXV. ON SAMÁDHI about 12 min
XXVI. RELATION OF THE CAUSE OF LONGEVITY about 8 min
XXVII. CONCLUSION OF THE NARRATIVE OF BHUSUNDA about 4 min
XXVIII. LECTURE ON THEOPATHY OR SPIRITUAL MEDITATION about 17 min
XXIX. PANTHEISM about 26 min
XXX. INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE OF THE INTELLECT about 19 min
XXXI. IDENTITY OF THE MIND AND LIVING SOUL about 12 min
XXXII. ON THE SUSTENTATION AND DISSOLUTION OF THE BODY about 11 min
XXXIII. RESOLUTION OF DUALITY INTO UNITY about 10 min
XXXIV. SERMON OF SIVA ON THE SAME SUBJECT about 7 min
XXXV. ADORATION OF THE GREAT GOD MAHÁ-DEVA about 5 min
XXXVI. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPREME DEITY PARAMESWARA about 4 min
XXXVII. THE STAGE PLAY AND DANCE OF DESTINY about 6 min
XXXVIII. ON THE EXTERNAL WORSHIP OF THE DEITY about 6 min
XXXIX. MODE OF THE INTERNAL WORSHIP OF THE DEITY about 10 min
XXXX. INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE OF THE DEITY about 3 min
XXXXI. VANITY OF WORLD AND WORLDLY THINGS about 9 min
XXXXII. THE SUPREME SOUL AND ITS PHASES AND NAMES about 6 min
XXXXIII. ON REST AND TRANQUILLITY about 6 min
XXXXIV. INQUIRY INTO THE ESSENCE OF THE MIND about 7 min
XXXXV. STORY OF THE VILVA OR BELFRUIT about 7 min
XXXXVI. PARABLE OF THE STONY SHEATH OF THE SOUL about 9 min
XXXXVII. LECTURE ON THE DENSITY OF THE INTELLECT about 7 min
XXXXVIII. ON THE UNITY AND IDENTITY OF BRAHMÁ AND THE WORLD about 3 min
XXXXIX. CONTEMPLATION OF THE COURSE OF THE WORLD about 6 min
L. ON SENSATIONS AND THE OBJECTS OF SENSES about 8 min
LI. ON THE PERCEPTION OF THE SENSIBLE OBJECTS about 13 min
LII. STORY OF ARJUNA, AS THE INCARNATION OF NARA-NÁRÁYANA about 6 min
LIII. ADMONITION OF ARJUNA about 12 min
LIV. ADMONITION OF ARJUNA IN SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE about 7 min
LV. LECTURE ON THE LIVING SOUL OR Jívatatwa about 9 min
LVI. DESCRIPTION OF THE MIND about 7 min
LVII. ON ABANDONMENT OF DESIRE AND ITS RESULT OF TRANQUILLITY about 2 min
LVIII. ARJUNA'S SATISFACTION AT THE SERMON about 3 min
LIX. KNOWLEDGE OF THE LATENT AND INSCRUTABLE SOUL about 9 min
LX. OF THE MAJESTY AND GRANDEUR OF GOD about 4 min
LXI. DESCRIPTION OF THE WORLD AS A PASSING DREAM about 4 min
Chapter LXII about 7 min
LXIII. DREAM OF JÍVÁTA about 15 min
LXIV. ON THE ATTAINMENT OF ATTENDANTSHIP ON THE GOD RUDRA about 7 min
LXV. RÁMA'S WONDER AT THE ERROR OF MEN about 4 min
LXVI. THE WANDERINGS OF THE MENDICANT about 5 min
LXVII. UNITY OF GOD about 7 min
LXVIII. ON THE VIRTUES OF TACITURNITY about 6 min
LXIX. UNION OF THE MIND WITH THE BREATH OF LIFE about 12 min
LXX. INTERROGATORIES OF VETÁLA about 3 min
LXXI. THE PRINCE'S REPLY TO THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE VETÁLA about 3 min
LXXII. ANSWERS TO THE REMAINING QUESTIONS about 3 min
LXXIII. END OF THE STORY OF THE VETÁLA DEMON about 1 min
LXXIV. ACCOUNT AND ADMONITION OF BHAGÍRATHA about 7 min
LXXV. SUPINENESS OF BHAGÍRATHA about 3 min
LXXVI. THE DESCENT OF GANGÁ ON EARTH about 3 min
LXXVII. NARRATIVE OF CHÚDÁLÁ AND SIKHIDHWAJA about 9 min
LXXVIII. BEATIFICATION OF CHÚDÁLÁ about 10 min
LXXIX. PRINCESS COMING TO THE SIGHT OF THE SUPREME SOUL about 5 min
LXXX. DISPLAY OF THE QUINTUPLE ELEMENTS about 16 min
LXXXI. INQUIRY INTO AGNI, SOMA OR FIRE AND MOON about 24 min
Chapter LXXXII about 7 min
LXXXIII. STORY OF THE MISERLY KIRÁTA about 5 min
LXXXIV. PILGRIMAGE OF PRINCE SIKHIDHWAJA about 11 min
LXXXV. INVESTIGATION INTO TRUE HAPPINESS about 24 min
LXXXVI. THE PRODUCTION OF THE POT (OR THE EMBRYONIC CELL) about 5 min
LXXXVII. CONTINUATION OF THE SAME AND ENLIGHTENMENT OF SIKHIDHWAJA about 8 min
LXXXVIII. THE TALE OF THE CRYSTAL GEM about 5 min
LXXXIX. THE PARABLE OF AN ELEPHANT about 5 min
LXXXX. WAY TO OBTAIN THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE about 5 min
LXXXXI. INTERPRETATION OF THE PARABLE OF THE ELEPHANT about 4 min
LXXXXII. THE PRINCE'S ABJURATION OF HIS ASCETICISM about 7 min
LXXXXIII. ADMONITION OF SIKHIDHWAJA about 12 min
LXXXXIV. ENLIGHTENMENT OF SIKHIDHWAJA about 12 min
LXXXXV. THE anaesthetic PLATONISM OF SIKHIDHWAJA about 4 min
LXXXXVI. ENLIGHTENMENT OF SIKHIDHWAJA about 9 min
LXXXXVII. ENLIGHTENMENT OF THE PRINCE IN THEOSOPHY about 4 min
LXXXXVIII. ADMONITION OF SIKHIDHWAJA CONTINUED about 6 min
LXXXXIX. REMONSTRATION OF SIKHIDHWAJA about 5 min
C. CONTINUATION OF THE SAME SUBJECT about 5 min
CI. ADMONITION OF CHÚDÁLÁ about 10 min
CII. REPOSE OF SIKHIDHWAJA IN THE DIVINE SPIRIT about 2 min
CIII. RETURN OF KUMBHA TO THE HERMITAGE OF SIKHIDHWAJA about 9 min
CIV. ON THE CONDUCT OF LIVING-LIBERATED MEN about 7 min
CV. METAMORPHOSES OF KUMBHA TO A FEMALE FORM about 8 min
CVI. MARRIAGE OF CHÚDÁLÁ WITH SIKHIDHWAJA about 10 min
Chapter CVII about 5 min
CVIII. MANIFESTATION OF CHÚDÁLÁ IN HER OWN FORM about 6 min
CIX. APPEARANCE OF CHÚDÁLÁ IN THE PRESENCE OF HER LORD about 13 min
CX. FINAL EXTINCTION OF SIKHIDHWAJA about 5 min
CXI. STORY OF KACHA AND HIS ENLIGHTENMENT BY THE BRIHASPATI about 7 min
Chapter CXII about 7 min
CXIII. THE PARABLE OF THE VAIN MAN CONTINUED about 4 min
CXIV. SERMON ON DIVINE AND HOLY KNOWLEDGE about 6 min
CXV. DESCRIPTION OF THE TRIPLE CONDUCT OF MEN about 8 min
CXVI. MELTING DOWN OF THE MIND about 2 min
CXVII. DIALOGUE BETWEEN MANU AND IKSHAKU about 2 min
CXVIII. CONTINUATION OF THE SAME about 3 min
CXIX. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED about 2 min
Chapter CXX about 5 min
CXXI. CONTINUATION OF THE SAME about 3 min
CXXII. THE SAME. MANU'S ADMONITION TO IKSHAKU about 3 min
CXXIII. ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE KNOWING AND UNKNOWING about 1 min
CXXIV. THE STORY OF THE STAG AND THE HUNTSMAN about 7 min
CXXV. THE MEANS OF ATTAINING THE STEADINESS OF THE TURYA STATE about 2 min
CXXVI. DESCRIPTION OF THE SPIRITUAL STATE about 17 min
CXXVII. ADMONITION TO BHARADWÁJA about 11 min
CXXVIII. RESUSCITATION OF RÁMA about 19 min

The opening of Chapter I

DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENING AND BREAKING
OF THE ASSEMBLY.
Argument.--The close of the day, its announcement, the court breaks for Evening service, and the effect of the Sage's sermon on the Audience.
Válmíki says:--You have heard the relation of the subject of Stoicism or composure of the soul; attend now to that of Nirvána, which will teach you how to attain the final liberation of yourselves[A].
[A] Note. Nirvána or ultimate annihilation of the living or animal soul, being the aim and end of Buddhism, it is doubtful whether Vasishtha had derived his doctrine from the Buddhists or they from him.
2. As the chief of Sages was saying his magniloquent speech in this manner, and the princes remained mute with their intense attention to the ravishing oration of the Sage:

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