योगवासिष्ठ · Yoga Vasistha
Sage Vasistha's teachings to Lord Rama on consciousness and liberation.
674 sargas · 18,603 verse-groups across 7 prakaranas, each with original Sanskrit and Hindi meaning.
- 1. वैराग्य प्रकरण33 sargas · 622 groupsVairagya Prakarana (Dispassion)
Lord Rama's dispassion and the impermanence of worldly life.
- 2. मुमुक्षु-व्यवहार प्रकरण20 sargas · 229 groupsMumukshu Vyavahara Prakarana (Conduct of the Seeker)
The qualities and conduct of one who seeks liberation.
- 3. उत्पत्ति प्रकरण122 sargas · 2,952 groupsUtpatti Prakarana (Creation)
The apparent origin of the world as an appearance within consciousness.
- 4. स्थिति प्रकरण62 sargas · 1,859 groupsSthiti Prakarana (Existence)
The sustenance and continuance of the apparent world.
- 5. उपशम प्रकरण93 sargas · 3,193 groupsUpashama Prakarana (Dissolution)
The quieting and dissolution of the mind and the world-appearance.
- 6. निर्वाण प्रकरण (पूर्वार्ध)128 sargas · 3,124 groupsNirvana Prakarana Purva (Liberation, Part 1)
Liberation-in-life — the nature of the liberated being (first half).
- 7. निर्वाण प्रकरण (उत्तरार्ध)216 sargas · 6,624 groupsNirvana Prakarana Uttara (Liberation, Part 2)
The supreme state of liberation and pure consciousness (second half).