{"id":23532,"date":"2022-11-08T11:17:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T11:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divinecart.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=23532"},"modified":"2025-05-15T03:57:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T03:57:03","slug":"stories-from-the-yoga-vasishtha-by-swami-sivananda","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/divinecart.com\/?product=stories-from-the-yoga-vasishtha-by-swami-sivananda","title":{"rendered":"Stories from the yoga vasishtha By Swami Sivananda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">\nThe 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.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<table id=\"table1\" class=\"aligncenter\" border=\"1\" width=\"440\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dlshq.org\/books\/stories-from-yoga-vasishtha\/#dedication\">Dedication<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">v<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dlshq.org\/books\/stories-from-yoga-vasishtha\/#letter\">Letter<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">vi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dlshq.org\/books\/stories-from-yoga-vasishtha\/#sivananda\">Sri Swami Sivananda<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">vii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dlshq.org\/books\/stories-from-yoga-vasishtha\/#intro\">Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">viii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dlshq.org\/books\/stories-from-yoga-vasishtha\/#hastamalaka\">Hastamalaka Stotra<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">xiv<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dlshq.org\/books\/stories-from-yoga-vasishtha\/#para\">Para Puja<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">xx<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dlshq.org\/discourse\/may2013.htm\">Essence of Yoga Vasishtha<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">xxiii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dlshq.org\/books\/stories-from-yoga-vasishtha\/#prologue\">Prologue<\/a><\/b><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\"><b>1. Vairagya Prakarana (On Dispassion)<\/b><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">\n<p align=\"left\">The Story of Sukadeva<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\"><b>2. Mumukshu Prakarana (On Longing for Liberation)<\/b><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\"><b>3. Utpatti Prakarana (On Creation)<\/b><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">The Story of Karkati<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">The Story of Indra and Ahalya<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">A Tale for a Bala<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">\n<p align=\"left\">The Story of a Siddha<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\"><b>4. Sthiti Prakarana (On Existence)<\/b><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">The Story of Sukra<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">The Story of Bhima, Bhasa and Dridha<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\"><b>5. Upasanti Prakarana (On Dissolution)<\/b><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">The Story of King Janaka<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">The Story of Gadhi<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">The Story of Uddalaka<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">The Story of Bhasa and Vilasa<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">The Story of Veetahavya<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\"><b>6. Nirvana Prakarana (On Liberation)<\/b><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">The Story of the Bilva Fruit<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">The Story of Sikhidhwaja<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">The Story of Ikshwaku<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">116<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\"><b>7. Appendix<\/b><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">Sri Satya Narayana Vrata<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">Realisation of the Ultimate Reality<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">141<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">Prayers and Songs<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">143<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">The Universal Prayer<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">143<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">Invocatory Prayer<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">143<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">Maha Mantra<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">144<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">144<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">Kirtans<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">144<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">Song of Instructions<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">146<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">Song of Eighteen \u201cIties\u201d<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">Song of Ethics<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">Yoga of Synthesis<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">Essence of Vedanta<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">148<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">Song of Moderation<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">148<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">Saints of India<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">148<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85%\">Saints of the World<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">149<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"748\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"187\">Book<\/td>\n<td width=\"561\">Stories from the yoga vasishtha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"187\">Translated<\/td>\n<td width=\"561\">Swami Sivananda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"187\">Binding<\/td>\n<td width=\"561\">Paperback<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"187\">Publishing Date<\/td>\n<td width=\"561\">2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"187\">Edition<\/td>\n<td width=\"561\">11<sup>th<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"187\">Number of Pages<\/td>\n<td width=\"561\">152<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"187\">Language<\/td>\n<td width=\"561\">English<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":23533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[7,17,100,541,148,147,25],"product_tag":[55,58,239,808,238],"class_list":{"0":"post-23532","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-books","7":"product_cat-english","8":"product_cat-philosophy--","9":"product_cat-samhita-","10":"product_cat-shri-swami-sivananda-saraswati","11":"product_cat-the-divine-life-society","12":"product_cat-yoga","13":"product_tag-paperback-books","14":"product_tag-yoga","15":"product_tag-yogavashistha","16":"product_tag-808","17":"product_tag-238","18":"product_shipping_class-indian-post","20":"first","21":"instock","22":"sale","23":"shipping-taxable","24":"purchasable","25":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divinecart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/23532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/divinecart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/divinecart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divinecart.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/divinecart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/23532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divinecart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divinecart.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divinecart.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=23532"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divinecart.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=23532"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divinecart.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=23532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}