Laghu YOGA VASISHTHA - HolyBooks.com

LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
recovered himself, he seated her on his lap and
said to her thus: „You have, through your vast
intelligence, lifted me out of the unfathomable cave
of thick darkness that I was entangled in. Who is
there to compare to you in all this wide world?
How can I, O delicate lady, requite you for all your
kindness? You who have reached the other side of
the ocean of Samsara (mundane existence), O you
the embodiment of Justice without any desires,
how can I aid you in any way?
To which the lady replied: Observing you
drooping under the many actions of Tapas
(penances) in the forest, I came with great effort in
quest of you to elevate you above Samsara. Hence
there is no necessity for you to eulogise me thus, as
I but did my duty. Have you not, O my husband,
freed yourself from all petty worldly actions,
Sankalpas (thoughts) and Vikalpas (fancies)?
Then the King said: „All doubts have now vanished
out of my mind. I am devoid of desires and the
idea of heterogeneity. I have become as
immaculate as Akasa. I shall never hereafter fall
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