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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
difference of mind, and roaming in the forests, and
over the hills, they were matchless in real Jnana
and in true loving actions. Having destroyed
completely the delusion of love and hatred, they
were immovable, like the great Meru, which
cannot in the least be shaken by the playing of the
zephyr. Sometimes they would apply to their
bodies Vibhooti (sacred ashes); at other times they
would apply to them the fragrant sandal- While
they were thus associating themselves together, the
sweet-tongued Chudala concentrated her mind on
that of the King and found it to be now free from
all stains and to be stable by reason of his present
experiences. Also she thought within herself that
the palace, with its enormous wealth and luxury,
would languish for want of persons to enjoy them.
If persons filled with Jnana should give up things
that had come to them without their seeking, how
then can they be said to have known Tatwa
(Truth)? Then thinking of creating (in herself),
through her imperishable will, the body of a lady
fit to live in wedlock with the virtuous King,
Kumbha-Muni, alias Chudala, addressed him thus:
To-day there will occur a festival remarkable in the
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