Laghu YOGA VASISHTHA - HolyBooks.com

LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
breast, a child was born like pains, the offspring of
dire accidents. The complexion of this child was
like that of a burnt brand and it grew up like the
minds of the ignorant. Then in the course of three
years she bore me a son, like birth generating
ignorance. Then again another child was born of
her through me, as if human miseries arising out of
excessive desires incarnated in the form of that
child. With these, spouse and children I lived for a
long time. Then what with the cares of Samsara
and the pains I and my family had to undergo, my
body became old and emaciated. And when I was
thus enfeebled, the whole earth near the base of the
Vindhya Mountains became parched up through
drought and all there suffered through hunger.
Verdant foliage of trees with long branches,
creepers, grass, etc. were not to be seen. The air
was saturated with volumes of dust raised through
heat. Then one by one began to perish my new
relatives, and a few that were alive fled to foreign
dominions.‟
„In order to survive this shock, I and my wife
abandoned my country under the scorching rays of
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