Laghu YOGA VASISHTHA - HolyBooks.com

LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
afflicted at dotage having laid its hands upon them
all, Kala (Death) stepped in to relieve all of them
except the husband.
Being tired of incessant wailing and solitude, the
survivor‟s mind became dizzy; he became sick
with desires and began to rove through different
climes. At last he reached the country called Keera
where justice was administered duly and was
passing through one of the golden streets of that
city where its king had died. As he left no heir, the
people in accordance with the immemorial custom
of the choice of a king, bedecked the state elephant
with gold and precious gems and let it loose to go
its own way and select a king. The tusker in search
of a person to rule the kingdom, found opposite to
it this Neecha, its kindred in colour and raised him
upon its temples with its long proboscis like
Udyagiri (hills) at the dawn of the sun amidst the
din of many musical instruments and the
exclamations from all the eight quarters: „Victory
be to you, Victory be to you.‟ Thereupon all the fair
ladies of the palace lavished all their skill in
adorning their newly-made king. The old courtiers
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