Laghu YOGA VASISHTHA - HolyBooks.com

LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
persons, who are in a high state, fall low through
their desires, like a lion in a cage. Therefore do not
be disheartened. With these words, Brahma
instantaneously disappeared at the very spot
where he was.
The Devas having heard these words of Brahma,
while in the full possessions of their five faculties
of organs, departed for Deva loka and there caused
large kettle-drums to be sounded for war so as to
reverberate through earth and the rest of the whole
universe*. Having heard these sounds, the Asuras
rushed with great ire from Patala to Deva loka and
hurled at their enemies all kinds of destructive
weapons - The latter, who were bent upon merely
eking out the time according to Brahma s
injunctions, made the pretence of fighting and
retreating again and again. Thus did a long period
of time elapse, the war being waged in diverse
ways, when the insidious desire of „I‟ stole into the
hearts of the three Asuras through such a process
of warfare, and their minds got trammelled. Then
fear was generated in their hearts and all kinds of
delusions took firm hold of them. Being drowned
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