Questions tagged [yoga-vashishtha]
Yoga Vashistha is a text in which Maharishi Vashishtha gives knowledge to Shri Rama. It is in the form of conversation between the two of them.
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What were the 7 previous births of Brahmarishi Vasishtha?
The Yog Vasishtha narrates the fascinating story of an immortal crow named Bhushunda who is met by Brahmarishi Vasisth. In Chapter 22 while reminiscing about his past lives, the divine crow tells ...
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Was Rama Avatar a result of four different curses?
The Ramayan tells us that Lord Vishnu incarnated as Rama on the request of the demigods when the three worlds were being tormented by the tyranny of Ravan. But the Yog Vasishtha adds an interesting ...
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Is there any non-Advaita interpretation of Yoga Vasistha?
Yoga Vasistha is usually considered an advaitic text but is there any non-advatic interpretation of this holy text?
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What does Vashishta mean by the term "self extinction"?
In Yoga Vashishta, Vasishta Maharishi has used the word Self extinction is the supreme bliss on few occasions. Here's in one context from Chapter 10 of Book 2.
The Supreme Soul of infinite ...
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What are the fasting rules for 'triratri vrata' followed by Lila?
Lila did a vrata for pleasing Saraswathi. Fewer details have been given in Yoga Vasista regarding the fasting rules of the vrata. The relevant excerpts regarding fasting rules are given below
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Power of mental thought?
It is mentioned in yoga vashisht's books which is translated by Rishi Singh Gherwal that he performed mental Raj-suya Vajna in paragraph 54-56 :
Saint Vashisht answered: "King Lavana was not ...
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Is Yoga Vasistha accepted by non-advaitins?
If yes, which sects/schools accept it? How do they interpret the verses of advaitic import in the YV?
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What exactly reaches the chidakasam?
An yogi with proper practice can reach chidakasam, which is generally treated as Samadi state. The chidakasam (space of intelligence) is beyond chittakasam (space of mind) and stulakasam (space of ...
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Persons without emotions
In Yoga Vasista, I remember a story whose summary is given below
A powerful Rakshasa creates two persons, who have no emotions at all.
Devas find it hard to defeat both of them. Then they ask brahma ...
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Yoga and Vaishnava Sampradaya
I am wondering if I could be a Vaishnava and go through Yoga philosophy versus Vedanta it's more catered to my style of learning and worshiping the supreme and seeing my relationship with him. I ...
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Prahlada ruled kingdom being a jivan muktha
Yoga Vasistha contains the story of Prahlada in detail. It is present in Upasama khanda.
The important point needed for this question is that Prahlada rules his kingdom till the end of the kalpa being ...
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Are there any pandemics (like covid-19) in scriptures other than the one by Visuchi
Yoga Vasistha contains the story of Visuchika and the details of pandemic caused by her.
Visuchika killed many humans for several years by entering through nostrils of human in form of very small ...
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Does Visuchika mantra need any initiation
Visuchika mantra is present in Yoga Vasistha and is given below in Sanskrit along with English translation
विषूचिकाभिधाना सा नाम्नाप्यन्यायबाधिका । तस्या मन्त्रः।
ॐह्रींह्रांरींरां विष्णुशक्तये नमः । ...
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Universe inside atom in Hinduism (Sanatana dharma)
Sanatana dharma says that universe can exist inside atoms.
Yoga Vasistha, a scripture of Sanatana dharma, mentions across its body about the universe(s) inside atoms.
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