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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
Vedas. Victory to you, the cause of creation.
Victory to you, the causeless cause. Victory to you,
the perishable cause. Victory to you, the
imperishable cause.‟
Thus did the noble son of Hiranya meditate
through his pure mind and enjoy bliss in the
supreme differenceless, omniscient Nirvikalpa
Samadhi of great omniscience. As he seated
himself statue-like in Nirvikalpa Samadhi for 5000
years and remained steadfast in one vision (or
thought) only, there prevailed anarchy in the
world of Patala of which he was the king and all
the Asuras in it were, like shoals of fishes in a
muddy pool preyed upon by vultures and other
birds of prey.
Then, Vishnu, the protector of all worlds and its
laws, awoke from his yoga sleep in the ocean of
milk and began to contemplate upon the safe
concerns of the world in his heart of protection
thus „The whole, creation of Brahma has begun to
decline through Prahlada going into the quiescent
state, wherein no difference exists. The impure
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