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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
another time in water; another time in a mountain
surrounded by groves; another time out of the red
flames. In five creations has the earth disappeared
and been got back by Vishnu in his Kurma
(tortoise) Avatar. Twelve times has the Ocean of
milk been churned. All these I was a direct witness
of. Thrice has Hiranyaksha 110 taken away the earth
to Patala. Six times has Vishnu incarnated as
Parasurama, the son of Renuka. Buddha has
incarnated again and again in I00 Kali yugas. The
Tripura 111 and its denizens have been thirty times
consumed by the flames. Daksha 112, the Prajapati
lost his Yajna (sacrifice) twice. Ten times has been
the defeat of Sakra (Indra) by the wearer of moon
on his head (vis., Siva). Eight times have I seen the
dire conflicts that raged between Iswara (Siva) and
110 Hiranyaksha is the Asura who stole the earth to Patala which was
recovered by Vishnu in his Varaha (boar) Avatar.
111 This refers to the burning of Tripura or the three worlds, golden,
silver and iron governed by Taraka, Vidhyunmali and Kamalaksha.
112 This refers to Daksha‟s Yajna when his son-in-law (Siva) wroth at the
treatment accorded to his wife. He sent Virabhadra who decapitated
Daksha and put a ram‟s head instead.
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