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Yoga Vasishtha Maharamayana, by Valmiki, transl. by Vihari-Lala Mitra, Volume 1

Yoga Vasishtha Maharamayana, by Valmiki, transl. by Vihari-Lala Mitra, Volume 1

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Author
Valmiki
Title
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 1 (of 4)
Original Publication
India: Low Price Publications, 1899, reprint 1999.
Credits
Mark C. Orton, Juliet Sutherland, Édith Nolot, Krista Zaleski, windproof, readbueno and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
PK: Language and Literatures: Indo-Iranian literatures
Subject
Hinduism -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800
Category
Text
eBook-No.
71326
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71326
Release Date
August 3, 2023
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Transcriber’s Notes
  2. 2.THE YOGA-VÁSISHTHA-MAHÁRÁMÁYANA. — PROSPECTUS.
  3. 3.THE YOGA-VÁSISHTHA MAHÁRÁMÁYANA OF VÁLMÍKI
  4. 4.PREFACE.
  5. 5.FOOTNOTES:
  6. 6.CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
  7. 7.THE YOGA PHILOSOPHY. — II. Sciences Connected With Yoga — III. The Yoga of English Writers. — IV. Yoga-characteristic of the Hindus. — V. Various Significations of Yoga. — VI. The Different Stages of Yoga. — VII. Nature of the Soul. — VIII. Final Emancipation Or Beatitude. — IX. Origin of Yoga in the Vedas. — X. Rise of the Heretical Yogas. — XII. Different Aspects of Yoga. — XIII. The Consummation of Yoga (Siddhi). — XIV. The Different Degrees of Perfection. — XV. The state of a Perfect yogi. — XVI. Criticism on yoga Practice.
  8. 8.THE OM TAT SAT. — II. Orthography of Om. — III. The Ortheopy Or Analysis of Om . — IV. The Different Denominations of Om. — V. Etymology of the Word Om . — VI. Lexical Meanings of Om . — VII. The Nominal Meanings of Om . — VIII. Application of Om in the Vedas and Vedanta . — IX. Theology of Om in the Monads of Monotheistic Creeds. — X. Duads Or Duples of the Bipartite Om in Dualistic Theories. — XI. Triads Or Triples Or Tripartite Om in Trinitarian Systems. — XII. The Tetrads Or Quadruples of Om. — XIII. The Pentads &c., of Om . — XIV. Philosophy of the Numerical Groups Contained Under the Mystic Syllable Om. — XV. The Unitarian Formula ॐ तत् सत् One That Is. — XVI. Ontology of the Self Existent Sat = Being. — XVII. The Conclusive Lesson on the Practice of Yoga. — XVIII. Symbolical Yoga Cult of Mudrá Or Chakra Diagrams. — XIX. Mathematical Investigation Into the Diagrams of Om. — THE FIGURES. — Note to Figure 7. — Note to Fig. 9.
  9. 9.YOGA VÁSISHTHA. — BOOK I. ON MORAL APATHY CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION. — Section I. DIVINE ADORATION — SECTION II. Narrative of Sutíkshna. — SECTION III. Anecdote of Kárunya. — SECTION IV. Story of Suruchi. — SECTION V. Account of Arishtanemi. — SECTION VI. History of Ráma.
  10. 10.CHAPTER II. Reason of Writing the Rámáyana. — SECTION I. Persons Entitled to its Perusal. — SECTION II. Brahmá’s Behest. — SECTION III. Inquiry of Bharadwája.
  11. 11.CHAPTER III. Válmíki’s Admonition. — SECTION I. On True Knowledge. — SECTION II. Early History of Ráma. — SECTION III. Ráma’s Pilgrimage.
  12. 12.CHAPTER IV. Ráma’s Return from Pilgrimage.
  13. 13.CHAPTER V. Of Ráma’s self-dejection and its cause.
  14. 14.CHAPTER VI. Advent of Viswámitra to the Royal Court. — SECTION II. Address of King Dasaratha.
  15. 15.CHAPTER VII. Viswámitra’s Request for Ráma.
  16. 16.CHAPTER VIII. Dasaratha’s Reply to Viswámitra.
  17. 17.CHAPTER IX. Viswámitra’s Wrath. And His Enraged Speech.
  18. 18.CHAPTER X. Melancholy of Ráma.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XI. Consolation of Ráma.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XII. Ráma’s Reply.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XIII. Vituperation of Riches.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XIV. Depreciation of Human Life.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XV. Obloquy on Egoism.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XVI. The Ungovernableness of the Mind.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XVII. On Cupidity.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XVIII. Obloquy of the Body.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XIX. Blemishes of Boyhood.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XX. Vituperation of Youth.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXI. Vituperation of women.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXII. Obloquy of Old Age.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXIII. Vicissitudes of Times.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXIV. Ravages of Time.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXV. Sports of Death.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXVI. The Acts of Destiny.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXVII. Vanity of the world.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXVIII. Mutability of the world.
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXIX. Unreliableness of worldly things.
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXX. Self-disparagement.
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXI. Queries of Ráma.
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXII. Praises on Ráma’s Speech.
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXXIII. Association of Aerial and Earthly Beings.
  42. 42.YOGA VÁSISHTHA. — BOOK II. MUMUKSHU KHANDA OR THE MEANS OF FINAL LIBERATION. — CHAPTER I.
  43. 43.CHAPTER II. Speech of Viswámitra.
  44. 44.CHAPTER III. On the repeated creations of the world.
  45. 45.CHAPTER IV. Praise of Acts and Exertions.
  46. 46.CHAPTER V. Necessity of Activity.
  47. 47.CHAPTER VI. Refutation of Fatalism.
  48. 48.CHAPTER VII. On the Necessity of Activity.
  49. 49.CHAPTER VIII. Invalidation of Destiny.
  50. 50.CHAPTER IX. Investigation of Acts.
  51. 51.CHAPTER X. Descension of Knowledge.
  52. 52.CHAPTER XI. On the Qualifications of the Inquirer and Lecturer.
  53. 53.CHAPTER XII. Greatness of True Knowledge.
  54. 54.CHAPTER XIII. On Peace and Tranquility of Mind.
  55. 55.CHAPTER XIV. On the Ascertainment of an Argument.
  56. 56.CHAPTER XV. On Contentment.
  57. 57.CHAPTER XVI. On Good Conduct.
  58. 58.CHAPTER XVII. On the Contents of the Work.
  59. 59.CHAPTER XVIII. Ascertainment of the Example Or Major Proposition
  60. 60.CHAPTER XIX. Ascertainment of True Evidence.
  61. 61.CHAPTER XX. On Good Conduct.
  62. 62.YOGA VÁSISHTHA — BOOK III. UTPATTI-KHANDA. EVOLUTION OF THE WORLD. — CHAPTER I. CAUSES OF BONDAGE TO IT. — SECTION I. Exordium ( Bhúmiká .) — SECTION II. Worldly Bondage. — SECTION III. Phases of the Spirit. — SECTION IV. Nature of Bondage.
  63. 63.CHAPTER II. Description of the First Cause. — SECTION I. Narrative of the air-born and aeriform Bráhman. — SECTION II. State of the Soul.
  64. 64.CHAPTER III. Causes of Bondage in the Body.
  65. 65.CHAPTER IV. — SECTION I. Description of the Night-fall. — SECTION II. Nature of the Mind. — SECTION III. Kaivalya or Mental Abstraction.
  66. 66.CHAPTER V. On the Original Cause. (Múla-Kárana).
  67. 67.CHAPTER VI. Admonition for Attempt to Liberation.
  68. 68.CHAPTER VII. Recognition of the Nihility of the Phenomenal World.
  69. 69.CHAPTER VIII. Nature of Good Sástras.
  70. 70.CHAPTER IX. On the Supreme Cause of All. (Parama Kárana).
  71. 71.CHAPTER X. Description of the Chaotic State.
  72. 72.CHAPTER XI. Spiritual View of Creation.
  73. 73.CHAPTER XII. The Idealistic Theo-cosmogony of Vedánta.
  74. 74.CHAPTER XIII. On the Production of the Self-Born.
  75. 75.CHAPTER XIV. Establishment of Brahma.
  76. 76.CHAPTER XV. Story of the Temple and its Prince.
  77. 77.CHAPTER XVI. Joy and Grief of the Princess.
  78. 78.CHAPTER XVII. Story of the Doubtful Realm or Reverie of Lílá. — SECTION I. Description of the Court house and the Cortes.
  79. 79.CHAPTER XVIII. Exposure of the Errors of this World.
  80. 80.CHAPTER XIX. Story of a former Vasishtha and his wife.
  81. 81.CHAPTER XX. The Moral of the Tale of Lílá. — SECTION II. State of the Human soul after death.
  82. 82.CHAPTER XXI. Guide to Peace.
  83. 83.CHAPTER XXII. Practice of Wisdom or Wisdom in Practice. — SECTION I. Abandonment of Desires. — SECTION II. On the Practice of Yoga.
  84. 84.CHAPTER XXIII. The Aerial Journey of Spiritual Bodies.
  85. 85.CHAPTER XXIV. The Aerial Journey. — SECTION II. Description of the Heaven.
  86. 86.CHAPTER XXV. Description of the Earth.
  87. 87.CHAPTER XXVI. Meeting the Siddhas
  88. 88.CHAPTER XXVII. Past Lives of Lílá.
  89. 89.CHAPTER XXVIII. — SECTION I. Exposition of Lílá’s Vision. — SECTION II. Description of the Mountainous Habitation.
  90. 90.CHAPTER XXIX. Account of the Previous Life of Lílá
  91. 91.CHAPTER XXX. Description of the Mundane Egg—(Brahmánda).
  92. 92.CHAPTER XXXI. — SECTION I. Alighting of the Ladies on Earth. — SECTION II. Sight of a Battle Array in Earth and Air.
  93. 93.CHAPTER XXXII. Onset of the war.
  94. 94.CHAPTER XXXIII. [17] Comingled Fighting.
  95. 95.CHAPTER XXXIV. Description of the Battle.
  96. 96.CHAPTER XXXV. Description of the Battlefield. [20]
  97. 97.CHAPTER XXXVI. — SECTION I. Collision of Equal Arms and Armigerents. — SECTION II. Catalogue of the Forces.
  98. 98.CHAPTER XXXVII Catalogue of the Forces continued. [22]
  99. 99.CHAPTER XXXVIII. Cessation of the War.
  100. 100.CHAPTER XXXIX. Description of the Battle-field Infested by Nocturnal Fiends.
  101. 101.CHAPTER XL. Reflections on Human Life and Mind.
  102. 102.CHAPTER XLI. Discrimination of Error.
  103. 103.CHAPTER XLII. Philosophy of Dreaming. Swapnam or Somnum.
  104. 104.CHAPTER XLIII. Burning of the City.
  105. 105.CHAPTER XLIV. Spiritual Interpretation of the Vision.
  106. 106.CHAPTER XLV. Theism Consisting in True Knowledge.
  107. 107.CHAPTER XLVI. Onslaught of Vidúratha.
  108. 108.CHAPTER XLVII. Encounter of Sindhu and Vidúratha.
  109. 109.CHAPTER XLVIII. Description of Daivástras or Supernatural Weapons. [23]
  110. 110.CHAPTER XLIX. Description of Other Kinds of Weapons.
  111. 111.CHAPTER L. Death of Vidúratha.
  112. 112.CONCLUSION.
  113. 113.GENEALOGY
  114. 114.FOOTNOTES:

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