Laghu YOGA VASISHTHA - HolyBooks.com

LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
you is but the result of one s past virtuous Karmas,
showers Dharmas on him in his present life and is
the seed of future Dharmas. It is like a
Purnakumbha 116 for storing up Jnana nectar; is like
a moon shedding its mild light and is the path
leading to Moksha. Having come into the
possession of the Chinthamani (gem) of your
meditation, I am now trampling the heads of all
unreal existences.‟
Having thus eulogised him, I again prostrated
myself at the two soft feet of Parama-Siva, the First
Cause, blooming with a face of mercy and again
addressed him which you shall hear, oh Rama.
„Oh ocean of grace living in Kailasa hills, there is
yet a doubt lingering in me who has understood all
through your grace. Please favour me with truth as
regards it. What is meant by Deva-Puja (or the
worship of God) which is said to destroy pains and
confer bliss? And how should it be done?‟To which
the Lord replied „Deva (God) is neither the solitary
116 Purnakumbha is a vessel filled with water and covered up by a
cocoanut, which water is consecrated by Mantras. Generally this
cocoanut is taken as a mark of respect to receive the worthy.
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