Laghu YOGA VASISHTHA - HolyBooks.com

LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
Lila’s doings: In this state, a thought flashed across
her mind to adopt some means by which she could
ever perpetuate the youth of her lovely lord, free
from dotage and death and so enjoy his company
always. For this purpose, she consulted with the
Brahmins well versed in all the ancient four Vedas.
They were unable to hit upon any means of
arresting death in this world; Japa (utterances of
Mantras), Tapas (religious austerities) and others
conducing to the mere development of Siddhis
(psychical powers). Thereupon Lila thought to
herself: „If I should predecease my lord, then I shall
enjoy Nirvanic bliss unattended by any pains. But
if he should die before me, I can be happy only in
the event of his Jiva living in my house and casting
it s gladsome glance on me. To this end, I shall
worship the feet of Saraswati, the imparter of the
Vedas and eulogise her. So, without apprising her
lord of her intentions, she strode the path pointed
out by those great men, the masters of powerful
Mantras and Sastras and worshipped the Devas
and Brahmins. Having refrained from tasting food
for three nights together, she took slight
refreshment on the fourth day and that only once.
134