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The Yoga-Vásishtha-Mahárámáyana, vol. 1

Vālmīki (attributed)

AuthorVālmīki (attributed)
TranslatorVihari-Lala Mitra
EditionVolume 1, 1899 translation (1999 reprint), Project Gutenberg #71326
Year1899
Copyright statusPublic domain
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The first volume of Vihari-Lala Mitra’s English Yoga Vasistha. Hosted from Gutenberg. The 61 reader sections group portions of the original 103 chapters; the final section includes the remaining continuation. Later volumes are separate files.

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Reader sections 61

  1. 1. BOOK I. — On Moral Apathy
  2. 2. CHAPTER I. — Introduction.
  3. 3. CHAPTER II. — Reason Of Writing The Rámáyana.
  4. 4. CHAPTER III. — Válmíki’S Admonition.
  5. 5. CHAPTER IV. — Ráma’S Return From Pilgrimage.
  6. 6. CHAPTER V. — Of Ráma’S Self-Dejection And Its Cause.
  7. 7. CHAPTER VI. — Advent Of Viswámitra To The Royal Court.
  8. 8. CHAPTER VII. — Viswámitra’S Request For Ráma.
  9. 9. CHAPTER VIII. — Dasaratha’S Reply To Viswámitra.
  10. 10. CHAPTER IX. — Viswámitra’S Wrath. And His Enraged Speech.
  11. 11. CHAPTER X. — Melancholy Of Ráma.
  12. 12. CHAPTER XI. — Consolation Of Ráma.
  13. 13. CHAPTER XII. — Ráma’S Reply.
  14. 14. CHAPTER XIII. — Vituperation Of Riches.
  15. 15. CHAPTER XIV. — Depreciation Of Human Life.
  16. 16. CHAPTER XV. — Obloquy On Egoism.
  17. 17. CHAPTER XVI. — The Ungovernableness Of The Mind.
  18. 18. CHAPTER XVII. — On Cupidity.
  19. 19. CHAPTER XVIII. — Obloquy Of The Body.
  20. 20. CHAPTER XIX. — Blemishes Of Boyhood.
  21. 21. CHAPTER XX. — Vituperation Of Youth.
  22. 22. CHAPTER XXI. — Vituperation Of Women.
  23. 23. CHAPTER XXII. — Obloquy Of Old Age.
  24. 24. CHAPTER XXIII. — Vicissitudes Of Times.
  25. 25. CHAPTER XXIV. — Ravages Of Time.
  26. 26. CHAPTER XXV. — Sports Of Death.
  27. 27. CHAPTER XXVI. — The Acts Of Destiny.
  28. 28. CHAPTER XXVII. — Vanity Of The World.
  29. 29. CHAPTER XXVIII. — Mutability Of The World.
  30. 30. CHAPTER XXIX. — Unreliableness Of Worldly Things.
  31. 31. CHAPTER XXX. — Self-Disparagement.
  32. 32. CHAPTER XXXI. — Queries Of Ráma.
  33. 33. CHAPTER XXXII. — Praises On Ráma’S Speech.
  34. 34. CHAPTER XXXIII. — Association Of Aerial And Earthly Beings.
  35. 35. BOOK II. — Mumukshu Khanda
  36. 36. CHAPTER I.
  37. 37. CHAPTER II. — Speech Of Viswámitra.
  38. 38. CHAPTER III. — On The Repeated Creations Of The World.
  39. 39. CHAPTER IV. — Praise Of Acts And Exertions.
  40. 40. CHAPTER V. — Necessity Of Activity.
  41. 41. CHAPTER VI. — Refutation Of Fatalism.
  42. 42. CHAPTER VII. — On The Necessity Of Activity.
  43. 43. CHAPTER VIII. — Invalidation Of Destiny.
  44. 44. CHAPTER IX. — Investigation Of Acts.
  45. 45. CHAPTER X. — Descension Of Knowledge.
  46. 46. CHAPTER XI. — On The Qualifications Of The Inquirer And Lecturer.
  47. 47. CHAPTER XII. — Greatness Of True Knowledge.
  48. 48. CHAPTER XIII. — On Peace And Tranquility Of Mind.
  49. 49. CHAPTER XIV. — On The Ascertainment Of An Argument.
  50. 50. CHAPTER XV. — On Contentment.
  51. 51. CHAPTER XVI. — On Good Conduct.
  52. 52. CHAPTER XVII. — On The Contents Of The Work.
  53. 53. CHAPTER XVIII. — Ascertainment Of The Example Or Major Proposition
  54. 54. CHAPTER XIX. — Ascertainment Of True Evidence.
  55. 55. CHAPTER XX. — On Good Conduct.
  56. 56. BOOK III. — Utpatti-Khanda.
  57. 57. CHAPTER I. — Causes Of Bondage To It.
  58. 58. CHAPTER II. — Description Of The First Cause.
  59. 59. CHAPTER III. — Causes Of Bondage In The Body.
  60. 60. CHAPTER IV. — Description Of The Night-Fall.
  61. 61. Volume 1, continued