Laghu YOGA VASISHTHA - HolyBooks.com

LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
hear me. But where are you now? We listened to all
the sounds you uttered like the buzzing of a young
bee.‟ Thereupon the lady exclaimed „well done‟
and laughed aloud, standing before them. The
king, observing her large form through the intense
lustre of her large teeth, was not in the least
appalled at the sight and said to her thus „Do not
open wide agape your capacious mouth like the
Mainaka (mountain) and afflict yourself thereby.
Whatever may be said by persons, who do not long
after the fruits of actions, that such fruits are
baneful and do not really exist, the light-minded
are ever engaged in such light ones only; but the
wise of great quiescence are bent upon the
transcendent spiritual actions through their subtle
intelligence. Our valour is such as to blow away,
like mosquitoes, persons of vicious proclivities like
yourself. Therefore abandon all your impetuous
foolhardiness. Please apprise us of your real
intentions. We are able to confer, even in dream,
any objects begged of us through intense desire by
any person approaching us then.‟
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