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The Yoga Vasishtha is one of the crowning glories of the world spiritual literature. Here are a few of its gems. Inculcates the ideal that Self-realisation can be had amidst the trials and tribulations of life.
Table of Contents
| Dedication | v |
| Letter | vi |
| vii | |
| viii | |
| Hastamalaka Stotra | xiv |
| Para Puja | xx |
| Essence of Yoga Vasishtha | xxiii |
| Prologue | 2 |
| 1. Vairagya Prakarana (On Dispassion) | 3 |
|
The Story of Sukadeva |
11 |
| 2. Mumukshu Prakarana (On Longing for Liberation) | 15 |
| 3. Utpatti Prakarana (On Creation) | 22 |
| The Story of Karkati | 23 |
| The Story of Indra and Ahalya | 30 |
| A Tale for a Bala | 32 |
|
The Story of a Siddha |
36 |
| 4. Sthiti Prakarana (On Existence) | 41 |
| The Story of Sukra | 42 |
| The Story of Bhima, Bhasa and Dridha | 48 |
| 5. Upasanti Prakarana (On Dissolution) | 54 |
| The Story of King Janaka | 55 |
| The Story of Gadhi | 62 |
| The Story of Uddalaka | 70 |
| The Story of Bhasa and Vilasa | 75 |
| The Story of Veetahavya | 85 |
| 6. Nirvana Prakarana (On Liberation) | 90 |
| The Story of the Bilva Fruit | 92 |
| The Story of Sikhidhwaja | 92 |
| The Story of Ikshwaku | 116 |
| 7. Appendix | 125 |
| Sri Satya Narayana Vrata | 125 |
| Realisation of the Ultimate Reality | 141 |
| Prayers and Songs | 143 |
| The Universal Prayer | 143 |
| Invocatory Prayer | 143 |
| Maha Mantra | 144 |
| Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra | 144 |
| Kirtans | 144 |
| Song of Instructions | 146 |
| Song of Eighteen “Ities” | 147 |
| Song of Ethics | 147 |
| Yoga of Synthesis | 147 |
| Essence of Vedanta | 148 |
| Song of Moderation | 148 |
| Saints of India | 148 |
| Saints of the World | 149 |
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