Laghu YOGA VASISHTHA - HolyBooks.com

LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
writhing under extreme pains and was moved to
pity, like a father towards his afflicted son.
Contemplating upon the salvation of these afflicted
ones, he came to the conclusion that the cycle of
births and deaths cannot be arrested by either
Japas (uttering of Mantras) or Tapas (religious
austerities) macerating the body or the many kinds
of gifts or bathing in such holy waters as the
Ganges and others or any other means except
through Atman Jnana. Therefore, through his
stainless mind, he created us all, like himself, with
a bowl and, in the hand, a rosary of beads. So was I
born and having saluted him, I was shown a seat
on a petal on the northern side of the lotus in
which he was gloriously seated- There he
pronounced a curse on my mind that it should be
enveloped by Maya for one Muhurta (or 48
minutes). There at my mind became stupefied and
I began to play the woman like an illiterate and
ignorant person devoid of all spiritual wisdom.
Observing me thus, Brahma questioned me as to
the cause of my dire sorrow. To which I asked him
how this Samsara arose and how Moksha can be
attained after freedom from existence. Upon which
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