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

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

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"The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 1 (of 4)" by Valmiki is a philosophical text composed between the 10th and 14th centuries. Structured as a dialogue between sage Vasistha and Prince Rama, this influential Hindu work explores liberation through self-effort and meditation. Spanning over 29,000 verses across six books, it weaves profound teachings on non-duality, consciousness, and existence through stories and fables, blending perspectives from Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, and Kashmiri Shaivism into a grand spiritual journey.

The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 1 (of 4), by Valmiki. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #71326.

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130 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter397 words
  2. 2.Preface2,779 words
  3. 3.Chapter L: Death of Vidūratha 477 (1)8,683 words
  4. 4.Chapter L: Death of Vidūratha 477 (2)8,740 words
  5. 5.Chapter L: Death of Vidūratha 477 (3)8,596 words
  6. 6.Chapter L: Death of Vidūratha 477 (4)1,594 words
  7. 7.Introduction: Section I247 words
  8. 8.Section III: Anecdote of Kárunya353 words
  9. 9.Section V: Account of Arishtanemi812 words
  10. 10.Section VI: History of Ráma414 words
  11. 11.Section I: Persons Entitled to Its Perusal233 words
  12. 12.Section II: Brahmá’s Behest286 words
  13. 13.Section III: Inquiry of Bharadwája344 words
  14. 14.Section I: On True Knowledge480 words
  15. 15.Section II: Early History of Ráma396 words
  16. 16.Section III: Ráma’s Pilgrimage263 words
  17. 17.Chapter IV: Ráma’s Return From Pilgrimage333 words
  18. 18.Chapter V: Of Ráma’s Self-Dejection and Its Cause394 words
  19. 19.Chapter VI: Advent of Viswámitra to the Royal Court987 words
  20. 20.Section II: Address of King Dasaratha560 words
  21. 21.Chapter VII: Viswámitra’s Request for Ráma763 words
  22. 22.Chapter VIII: Dasaratha’s Reply to Viswámitra1,089 words
  23. 23.Chapter IX645 words
  24. 24.Chapter X: Melancholy of Ráma1,413 words
  25. 25.Chapter XI: Consolation of Ráma1,111 words
  26. 26.Chapter XII: Ráma’s Reply798 words
  27. 27.Chapter XIII: Vituperation of Riches637 words
  28. 28.Chapter XIV: Depreciation of Human Life692 words
  29. 29.Chapter XV: Obloquy on Egoism618 words
  30. 30.Chapter XVI: The Ungovernableness of the Mind812 words
  31. 31.Chapter XVII: On Cupidity1,549 words
  32. 32.Chapter XVIII: Obloquy of the Body1,944 words
  33. 33.Chapter XIX: Blemishes of Boyhood842 words
  34. 34.Chapter XX: Vituperation of Youth1,174 words
  35. 35.Chapter XXI: Vituperation of Women1,111 words
  36. 36.Chapter XXII: Obloquy of Old Age1,097 words
  37. 37.Chapter XXIII: Vicissitudes of Times1,323 words
  38. 38.Chapter XXIV: Ravages of Time262 words
  39. 39.Chapter XXV: Sports of Death957 words
  40. 40.Chapter XXVI: The Acts of Destiny1,342 words
  41. 41.Chapter XXVII: Vanity of the World1,577 words
  42. 42.Chapter XXVIII: Mutability of the World1,260 words
  43. 43.Chapter XXIX: Unreliableness of Worldly Things787 words
  44. 44.Chapter XXX: Self-Disparagement778 words
  45. 45.Chapter XXXI: Queries of Ráma854 words
  46. 46.Chapter XXXII: Praises on Ráma’s Speech749 words
  47. 47.Chapter XXXIII1,237 words
  48. 48.Chapter I: Liberation of Sukadeva1,264 words
  49. 49.Chapter II: Speech of Viswámitra777 words
  50. 50.Chapter III: On the Repeated Creations of the World1,094 words
  51. 51.Chapter IV: Praise of Acts and Exertions650 words
  52. 52.Chapter V: Necessity of Activity979 words
  53. 53.Chapter VI: Refutation of Fatalism1,340 words
  54. 54.Chapter VII: On the Necessity of Activity977 words
  55. 55.Chapter VIII: Invalidation of Destiny826 words
  56. 56.Chapter IX: Investigation of Acts1,240 words
  57. 57.Chapter X: Descension of Knowledge1,259 words
  58. 58.Chapter XI2,032 words
  59. 59.Chapter XII: Greatness of True Knowledge894 words
  60. 60.Chapter XIII: On Peace and Tranquility of Mind2,389 words
  61. 61.Chapter XIV: On the Ascertainment of an Argument1,609 words
  62. 62.Chapter XV: On Contentment557 words
  63. 63.Chapter XVI: On Good Conduct1,020 words
  64. 64.Chapter XVII: On the Contents of the Work1,673 words
  65. 65.Chapter XVIII: Ascertainment of the Example or Major Proposition2,130 words
  1. 66.Chapter XIX: Ascertainment of True Evidence1,161 words
  2. 67.Chapter XX: On Good Conduct443 words
  3. 68.Section I: Exordium (bhúmiká.)366 words
  4. 69.Section III: Phases of the Spirit621 words
  5. 70.Section IV: Nature of Bondage1,308 words
  6. 71.Section I521 words
  7. 72.Section II: State of the Soul1,251 words
  8. 73.Chapter III: Causes of Bondage in the Body1,487 words
  9. 74.Section I: Description of the Night-Fall1,126 words
  10. 75.Section II: Nature of the Mind563 words
  11. 76.Section III: Kaivalya or Mental Abstraction959 words
  12. 77.Chapter V: On the Original Cause. (múla-Kárana)918 words
  13. 78.Chapter VI: Admonition for Attempt to Liberation765 words
  14. 79.Chapter VII1,804 words
  15. 80.Chapter VIII: Nature of Good Sástras568 words
  16. 81.Chapter IX2,785 words
  17. 82.Chapter X: Description of the Chaotic State2,189 words
  18. 83.Chapter XI: Spiritual View of Creation1,124 words
  19. 84.Chapter XII1,182 words
  20. 85.Chapter XIII: On the Production of the Self-Born2,204 words
  21. 86.Chapter XIV: Establishment of Brahma3,499 words
  22. 87.Chapter XV: Story of the Temple and Its Prince1,102 words
  23. 88.Chapter XVI: Joy and Grief of the Princess1,523 words
  24. 89.Chapter XVII1,362 words
  25. 90.Section I484 words
  26. 91.Chapter XVIII: Exposure of the Errors of This World1,238 words
  27. 92.Chapter XIX894 words
  28. 93.Chapter XX: The Moral of the Tale of Lílá1,043 words
  29. 94.Section II: State of the Human soul after death860 words
  30. 95.Chapter XXI: Guide to Peace2,527 words
  31. 96.Section I: Abandonment of Desires671 words
  32. 97.Section II: On the Practice of Yoga417 words
  33. 98.Chapter XXIII: The Aerial Journey of Spiritual Bodies441 words
  34. 99.Chapter XXIV: The Aerial Journey284 words
  35. 100.Section II: Description of the Heaven1,784 words
  36. 101.Chapter XXV: Description of the Earth1,031 words
  37. 102.Chapter XXVI: Meeting the Siddhas1,771 words
  38. 103.Chapter XXVII: Past Lives of Lílá1,798 words
  39. 104.Section I: Exposition of Lílá’s Vision477 words
  40. 105.Section II1,650 words
  41. 106.Chapter XXIX: Account of the Previous Life of Lílá1,850 words
  42. 107.Chapter XXX976 words
  43. 108.Section I: Alighting of the Ladies on Earth469 words
  44. 109.Section II471 words
  45. 110.Chapter XXXII: Onset of the War843 words
  46. 111.Chapter XXXIII: 17628 words
  47. 112.Chapter XXXIV: Description of the Battle1,793 words
  48. 113.Chapter XXXV: Description of the Battlefield.20864 words
  49. 114.Section I: Collision of Equal Arms and Armigerents659 words
  50. 115.Section II: Catalogue of the Forces1,287 words
  51. 116.Chapter XXXVII: Catalogue of the Forces Continued.221,744 words
  52. 117.Chapter XXXVIII: Cessation of the War1,884 words
  53. 118.Chapter XXXIX934 words
  54. 119.Chapter XL: Reflections on Human Life and Mind2,485 words
  55. 120.Chapter XLI: Discrimination of Error2,037 words
  56. 121.Chapter XLII1,176 words
  57. 122.Chapter XLIII: Burning of the City1,912 words
  58. 123.Chapter XLIV: Spiritual Interpretation of the Vision1,912 words
  59. 124.Chapter XLV: Theism Consisting in True Knowledge600 words
  60. 125.Chapter XLVI: Onslaught of Vidúratha984 words
  61. 126.Chapter XLVII: Encounter of Sindhu and Vidúratha1,079 words
  62. 127.Chapter XLVIII: Description of Daivástras or Supernatural Weapons.232,436 words
  63. 128.Chapter XLIX: Description of Other Kinds of Weapons1,166 words
  64. 129.Chapter L: Death of Vidúratha1,519 words
  65. 130.Conclusion1,885 words