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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
visitors without to see the king within, the above
four sentinels allow admittance within into
Moksha. Even if one of them be befriended, then
he will introduce him (the new comer) to the rest of
his fellows. Therefore you should ceaselessly
endeavour to hold fast to one at least, throwing
aside all obstacles that come in the way and
associate with him intimately. In order to put an
end to the ephemeral re-births, we should, above
all, develop our (spiritual) intelligence through
association with the wise, enquiry into Atman
Jnana books and deep Samadhi (or Meditation).
The venom of the pains of Samsara will be
dispelled (and the man bitten will be cured of the
poison) through the Garuda-Mantra 19 called Jnana.
Then (with the development of Jnana), even
showers of arrows discharged at him will be (to
him) like those of soft lily flowers; a bed of flames
will resemble to him a soft cushioned bed redolent
of rosewater besprinkled in it; and the chopping off
of his head will be like Sushupti (the dreamless
sleeping state) wherein happiness is enjoyed. The
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It is the belief in India that a person bitten by a serpent will be cured
by Garuda Mantra; Garuda or eagle being- the enemy of the serpent.
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