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The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 2 (of 4), Part 1 (of 2)

by Valmiki

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"The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 2 (of 4), Part 1 (of 2)" by Valmiki is an ancient Sanskrit philosophical text. Prince Rama returns to Ayodhya profoundly disenchanted with worldly existence, finding no joy in wealth or power. Concerned, King Dasaratha seeks guidance from sage Vasistha, who begins a transformative dialogue with Rama about liberation through self-knowledge. Through stories spanning creation, existence, dissolution, and liberation, the text explores the path toward spiritual awakening and freedom from illusion.

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  • Religious life · Hinduism · Early works to 1800
  • Hinduism · Doctrines · Early works to 1800

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Chapter LI

Vasishtha said:—The loud cry that the king was killed in battle by the rival monarch, struck the people with awe, and filled the realm with dismay.

2. Carts loaded with utensils and household articles, were driving through the streets; and women with their loud wailings, were running away amidst the impassable paths of the city.

3. The weeping damsels that were flying for fear, were ravished on the way by their captors; and the inhabitants were in danger of being plundered of their properties by one another.

4. The joyous shouts of the soldiers in the enemy’s camp, resounded with the roarings of loose elephants and neighings of horses, trampling down the men to death on their way.

5. The doors of the royal treasury were broken open by the brave brigands, the valves flew off and the vaults re-echoed to the strokes. The warders were overpowered by numbers, and countless treasures were plundered and carried away.

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Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. Book III
  3. Chapter LI
  4. Chapter LII
  5. Chapter LIII
  6. Chapter LIV
  7. Chapter LV
  8. Chapter LVI
  9. Chapter LVII
  10. Chapter LVIII
  11. Chapter LIX
  12. Chapter LX
  13. Chapter LXI
  14. Chapter LXII
  15. Chapter LXIII
  16. Chapter LXIV
  17. Chapter LXV
  18. Chapter LXVI
  19. Chapter LXVII
  20. Chapter LXVIII: Description of a RÁKshasÍ (or Female Fiend).[4]
  21. Chapter LXIX: Story of VisÚChikÁ — (continued).[5]
  22. Chapter LXX: Conduct of VisÚChÍ, or the Adventures of the Needle
  23. Chapter LXXI: Remorse of SÚChÍ
  24. Chapter LXXII: Fervour of SÚChÍ’S Devotion
  25. Chapter LXXIII: NÁRada’s Relation of SÚChÍ’S Devotion
  26. Chapter LXXIV: Consummation of SÚChÍ’S Devotion
  27. Chapter LXXV: SÚChÍ’S Regaining Her Former Frame
  28. Chapter LXXVI
  29. Chapter LXXVII: Deliberation of KarkatÍ
  30. Chapter LXXVIII
  31. Chapter LXXIX: Interrogatories of the ‘RÁKshasÍ’
  32. Chapter LXXX
  33. Chapter LXXXI
  34. Chapter LXXXII: Friendship of the RÁKshasÍ
  35. Chapter LXXXIII: Worship of KandarÁ Alias Mangala
  36. Chapter LXXXIV
  37. Chapter LXXXV: Interview of BrahmÁ and the Sun
  38. Chapter LXXXVI
  39. Chapter LXXXVII: Analecta of the Celestial Spheres
  40. Chapter LXXXVIII: Indifference of BrahmÁ
  41. Chapter LXXXIX
  42. Chapter Lxxxx
  43. Chapter Lxxxxi: Incarnation of the Living Soul or JÍVa
  44. Chapter Lxxxxii
  45. Chapter Lxxxxiii
  46. Chapter Lxxxxiv
  47. Chapter Lxxxxv
  48. Chapter Lxxxxvi
  49. Chapter Lxxxxvii
  50. Chapter Lxxxxviii
  51. Chapter Lxxxxix
  52. Chapter C
  53. Chapter CI
  54. Chapter CII
  55. Chapter CIII
  56. Chapter CIV
  57. Chapter CV
  58. Chapter CVI
  59. Chapter CVII
  60. Chapter CVIII
  61. Chapter CIX: Migration of the ChandÁLas
  62. Chapter CX
  63. Chapter CXI
  64. Chapter CXII
  65. Chapter CXIII: Description of Ignorance and Delusion (AvidyÁ)
  66. Chapter CXIV
  67. Chapter CXV
  68. Chapter CXVI
  69. Chapter CXVII: Different States of Knowledge and Ignorance.[12]
  70. Chapter CXVIII
  71. Chapter CXIX
  72. Chapter CXX: Lamentation of the ChandÁLa Woman
  73. Chapter CXXI
  74. Chapter CXXII

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This free edition of The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 2 (of 4), Part 1 (of 2) by Valmiki comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #71063, released 2023-06-28. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Mythology, Legends & Folklore, Philosophy & Ethics, Religion/Spirituality.

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