Laghu YOGA VASISHTHA - HolyBooks.com

LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
advanced to meet them. First and foremost did
Vasistha and Viswamitra pay respects to them who
returned the same to both. Then king Dasaratha
came in for his share of respect from the Siddhas
through their kind expressions on his saluting
them. Then showering flowers and kind words on
Rama who was before them, they exclaimed „Oh
Munis, the recent abnegatory utterances of Rama
possessed of the practice of benevolence and other
qualities are passing strange and noble in their
nature. It is indeed difficult to derive happiness in
this most injurious Samsara which, though created
by Devas full of pleasures, is fraught with pains?
True if Rama of supreme indifference towards
objects had longed after Samsara, we may be
justified in doing so; but in as much as we long
after things hated by Rama, we Siddhas as well as
Devarshis and others should be classed under the
ignorant.‟
Viswamitra eying Rama with great love said, „You
have cognized all through yourself, through your
stainless intelligence. There is nothing more for
you to understand clearly. You and Muni Suka
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