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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
his body which formed a nest for the birds of
Ahankaric actions to nestle in. Like a carrier who,
bearing a burden, takes it to a certain destination,
he (the father), being free to unshackle himself
from his body on account of the absence of desires,
reached Brahmic bliss which is like the fragrance of
flowers permeating the whole atmosphere above.
As soon as the body of this Satvic Muni who had
reached his Atmic Reality which is actionless,
without the pains of the universe and seat of the
dawning of the ancient Jnana, expired, his consort
at once breathed her last like a beetle deserting a
lotus flower. The eldest son Punya, finding dead
both parents who were like eyes unto him, began
to devise measures for the performance of
obsequies in accordance with the established
usage, while his brother Pavana began to reel in
the ocean of sorrow, exclaiming „Oh my dear
mother, Oh my dear father, how shall I bear this
burden of grief? Where shall I go?‟Having grown
quite fidgety and unsettled like a person treading
the flames, he roved through the forest. He was not
able to control his grief even in the presence of his
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