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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
Rama, whereupon the latter questioned him thus:
„Tell me, O Guru, who was this King Sikhidwaja,
who was absorbed in the ecstatic enjoyment of allembracing
bliss? Be pleased to bestow on me your
blessing, so that Jnana, which is the basis of
everything, may arise in me and wax to its fullest
strength.‟ Thereupon the Muni thus replied: „This
king who bore the name Sikhidhwaja was born in
the Dwapara Yuga after the seven Manus 126 who
presided over the country like the sun had passed
away. His justice knew no bounds, and he was
moreover devoid of the bad qualities arising from
desire. For, he was replete with the goodness of
charity and other virtues, and preserved that
silence which avoids the discord born of words. He
had cultivated mental and also bodily restraint and
other powers of will, and especially delighted in
doing good to others. The partner of his marriage
was Chudala 127 born through Tapas in the womb of
126 The seventh Manu is Vaivasvata who is our present Manu.
127 The present story, though intended to illustrate the idea of Acharya s
grace and true renunciation, has itself an esoteric meaning underlying
it. For instance, Chudala is composed of two roots meaning, resting on
the head. Hence, that which rests on the head, or the Pineal Gland, is
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