Contents and stories of the Yoga Vasistha

The below list gives an overview of the contents and stories in the

, on which the Yoga Vasistha was based, as well.

In the beginning of the book Vasistha states that the stories have a "definite purpose and a limited intention. They are not to be taken literally, nor is their significance to be stretched beyond the intention."

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Section One: On Dispassion

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Section Two: On the Behavior of a Seeker

• The Story of
  Śuka
• Self Effort

Section Three: On Creation

• The Story of Lila
• The Story of Karkati
• The Story of the Sons of Indu
• The Story of Ahalya
• The Story of the Great Forest
• The Story of the Three Non-Existent Princes
• The Story of Lavana

Section Four: On Existence

• The Story of Sukra
• The Story of Dama, Vyala and Kata
• The Story of Bhima, Bhasa and Drdha
• The Story of Dasura
• Kaca’s Story

Section Five: On Dissolution

• The Story of King Janaka
• The Story of Punya and Pavana
• The Story of Bali
• The Story of Prahlada
• The Story of Gadhi
• The Story of
  Uddalaka
• The Story of Suraghu
• The Story of Bhasa and Vilasa
• The Story of Vitahavya

Section Six: On Liberation

• Discourse on Brahman
• The Story of Bhusunda
• Description of the Lord
• Deva Puja
• The Story of the Wood-apple
• The Story of the Rock
• The Story of Arjuna
• The Story of the Hundred Rudra
• The Story of the Vampire
• The Story of Bhagiratha
• The Story of Sikhidvaja and Cudala
• The Story of the
  Philosopher’s Stone
• The Story of the Foolish Elephant
• The Story of Kaca
• the Story of the Deluded Man
• The Story of Vipascit
• The Story of the Hunter and the Sage
• The World Within the Rock
• The Story of the Sage from Outer Space
• The Story of Bhrngisa
• The Story of lksvaku
• The Story of the Hunter and the Deer
• The Seven States of Yoga

References

• OCLC 11044869
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