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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
(8) Some of the secret meanings of Brighu,
Vasistha, Kasyapa, etc., as well as of the worship of
God.
(9) The reality of thought as in the story of Gadhi.
(I0) The emergence of all objects from the moon
after a minor deluge.
Vairagya Prakarana
Without multiplying more instances of this kind, I
shall proceed to the contents of this work. The
occasion which called it forth demands that the
work was intended for those only who wish to
practically travel on the higher path. Most of our
readers will have been fully acquainted with the
contents of our great Epic poem, the Ramayana.
We find therein that Rishi Viswamitra turns upon
the stage in the early years of Sri Rama. The Rishi
appears before his father, Dasaratha and demands
of him his son Rama to war with the Rakshasas
interfering with his sacrifice. Just before this time,
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