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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
(or Viswaratha) as son and through him a
grandson by the name of Manoratha. This
grandson brought forth Vishnuratha who, in his
turn, had as his offspring Brihadratha. This last
king, had, in his line of descendants, Sindhuratha,
Sailaratha, Kamaratha and Maharatha, till at last
the last king Maharatha begat, in this place, the
present king of kings, Viduratha. The mother who
begat the present king, went by the appellation of
Sumitra. His father, having controlled his mind,
abdicated his kingdom in favour of his son, then
ten years old, and led the life of a recluse in the
forest. Now Viduratha, our king, reigns with
perfect justice‟.
As soon as the minister had finished these words,
Saraswati, in order to enable the king to easily
know the events of his former births through his
Jnana (spiritual) vision, touched lovingly, with the
palm of her hand, the king s head and blessed him
with Divine vision. Whereupon the gloom of Maya
that had obscured his mind like a great antagonist
flitted away from it and he was able to recognise
himself in the previous body of king Padma
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