The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 1 (of 4)
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Title: The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2) Author: Valmiki Translator: Vihari-Lala Mitra
Chapters (762)
- THE YOGA-VÁSISHTHA-MAHÁRÁMÁYANA.
- PROSPECTUS.
- THE YOGA-VÁSISHTHA MAHÁRÁMÁYANA OF VÁLMÍKI
- PREFACE.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- CHAPTER II. Reason of Writing the Rámáyana.
- SECTION I. Persons Entitled to its Perusal.
- SECTION II. Brahmá’s Behest.
- SECTION III. Inquiry of Bharadwája.
- CHAPTER III. Válmíki’s Admonition.
- SECTION I. On True Knowledge.
- SECTION II. Early History of Ráma.
- SECTION III. Ráma’s Pilgrimage.
- CHAPTER IV. Ráma’s Return from Pilgrimage.
- CHAPTER V. Of Ráma’s self-dejection and its cause.
- CHAPTER VI. Advent of Viswámitra to the Royal Court.
- SECTION II. Address of King Dasaratha.
- CHAPTER VII. Viswámitra’s Request for Ráma.
- CHAPTER VIII. Dasaratha’s Reply to Viswámitra.
- CHAPTER IX. Viswámitra’s Wrath. And His Enraged Speech.
- CHAPTER X. Melancholy of Ráma.
- CHAPTER XI. Consolation of Ráma.
- CHAPTER XII. Ráma’s Reply.
- CHAPTER XIII. Vituperation of Riches.
- CHAPTER XIV. Depreciation of Human Life.
- CHAPTER XV. Obloquy on Egoism.
- CHAPTER XVI. The Ungovernableness of the Mind.
- CHAPTER XVII. On Cupidity.
- CHAPTER XVIII. Obloquy of the Body.
- CHAPTER XIX. Blemishes of Boyhood.
- CHAPTER XX. Vituperation of Youth.
- CHAPTER XXI. Vituperation of women.
- CHAPTER XXII. Obloquy of Old Age.
- CHAPTER XXIII. Vicissitudes of Times.
- CHAPTER XXIV. Ravages of Time.
- CHAPTER XXV. Sports of Death.
- CHAPTER XXVI. The Acts of Destiny.
- CHAPTER XXVII. Vanity of the world.
- CHAPTER XXVIII. Mutability of the world.
- CHAPTER XXIX. Unreliableness of worldly things.
- CHAPTER XXX. Self-disparagement.
- CHAPTER XXXI. Queries of Ráma.
- CHAPTER XXXII. Praises on Ráma’s Speech.
- CHAPTER XXXIII. Association of Aerial and Earthly Beings.
- YOGA VÁSISHTHA.
- BOOK II. MUMUKSHU KHANDA OR THE MEANS OF FINAL LIBERATION. CHAPTER I.
- CHAPTER II. Speech of Viswámitra.
- CHAPTER III. On the repeated creations of the world.
- CHAPTER IV. Praise of Acts and Exertions.
- CHAPTER V. Necessity of Activity.
- CHAPTER VI. Refutation of Fatalism.
- CHAPTER VII. On the Necessity of Activity.
- CHAPTER VIII. Invalidation of Destiny.
- CHAPTER IX. Investigation of Acts.
- CHAPTER X. Descension of Knowledge.
- CHAPTER XI. On the Qualifications of the Inquirer and Lecturer.
- CHAPTER XII. Greatness of True Knowledge.
- CHAPTER XIII. On Peace and Tranquility of Mind.
- CHAPTER XIV. On the Ascertainment of an Argument.
- CHAPTER XV. On Contentment.
- CHAPTER XVI. On Good Conduct.
- CHAPTER XVIII. Ascertainment of the Example Or Major Proposition
- CHAPTER XIX. Ascertainment of True Evidence.
- CHAPTER XX. On Good Conduct.
- 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.
- CHAPTER II. Description of the First Cause.
- SECTION I. Narrative of the air-born and aeriform Bráhman.
- SECTION II. State of the Soul.
- CHAPTER III. Causes of Bondage in the Body.
- CHAPTER IV.
- SECTION I. Description of the Night-fall.
- SECTION II. Nature of the Mind.
- SECTION III. Kaivalya or Mental Abstraction.
- CHAPTER VI. Admonition for Attempt to Liberation.
- CHAPTER VII. Recognition of the Nihility of the Phenomenal World.
- CHAPTER VIII. Nature of Good Sástras.
- CHAPTER IX. On the Supreme Cause of All. (Parama Kárana).
- CHAPTER X. Description of the Chaotic State.
- CHAPTER XI. Spiritual View of Creation.
- CHAPTER XII. The Idealistic Theo-cosmogony of Vedánta.
- CHAPTER XIII. On the Production of the Self-Born.
- CHAPTER XIV. Establishment of Brahma.
- CHAPTER XV. Story of the Temple and its Prince.
- CHAPTER XVI. Joy and Grief of the Princess.
- CHAPTER XVII. Story of the Doubtful Realm or Reverie of Lílá.
- SECTION I. Description of the Court house and the Cortes.
- CHAPTER XVIII. Exposure of the Errors of this World.
- CHAPTER XIX. Story of a former Vasishtha and his wife.
- CHAPTER XX. The Moral of the Tale of Lílá.
- SECTION II. State of the Human soul after death.
- CHAPTER XXI. Guide to Peace.
- CHAPTER XXII. Practice of Wisdom or Wisdom in Practice.
- SECTION I. Abandonment of Desires.
- SECTION II. On the Practice of Yoga.
- CHAPTER XXIII. The Aerial Journey of Spiritual Bodies.
- CHAPTER XXIV. The Aerial Journey.
- SECTION II. Description of the Heaven.
- CHAPTER XXV. Description of the Earth.
- CHAPTER XXVI. Meeting the Siddhas
- CHAPTER XXVII. Past Lives of Lílá.
- CHAPTER XXVIII.
- SECTION I. Exposition of Lílá’s Vision.
- SECTION II. Description of the Mountainous Habitation.
- CHAPTER XXIX. Account of the Previous Life of Lílá
- CHAPTER XXX. Description of the Mundane Egg—(Brahmánda).
- CHAPTER XXXI.
- SECTION I. Alighting of the Ladies on Earth.
- SECTION II. Sight of a Battle Array in Earth and Air.
- CHAPTER XXXII. Onset of the war.
- CHAPTER XXXIII.[17] Comingled Fighting.
- CHAPTER XXXIV. Description of the Battle.
- CHAPTER XXXV. Description of the Battlefield.[20]
- CHAPTER XXXVI.
- SECTION I. Collision of Equal Arms and Armigerents.
- SECTION II. Catalogue of the Forces.
- CHAPTER XXXVII Catalogue of the Forces continued.[22]
- CHAPTER XXXVIII. Cessation of the War.
- CHAPTER XXXIX. Description of the Battle-field Infested by Nocturnal Fiends.
- CHAPTER XL. Reflections on Human Life and Mind.
- CHAPTER XLI. Discrimination of Error.
- CHAPTER XLII. Philosophy of Dreaming. Swapnam or Somnum.
- CHAPTER XLIII. Burning of the City.
- CHAPTER XLIV. Spiritual Interpretation of the Vision.
- CHAPTER XLV. Theism Consisting in True Knowledge.
- CHAPTER XLVI. Onslaught of Vidúratha.
- CHAPTER XLVII. Encounter of Sindhu and Vidúratha.
- CHAPTER XLVIII. Description of Daivástras or Supernatural Weapons.[23]
- CHAPTER XLIX. Description of Other Kinds of Weapons.
- CHAPTER L. Death of Vidúratha.
- CONCLUSION.
- GENEALOGY
- FOOTNOTES:
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