The Supreme Yoga: A New Translation of the Yoga Vasistha
author: Swami Venkatesananda
edition: 2013, New Age Books
pages: 777
ISBN-13: 9788178222608
Topic: Hinduism
Chapter 5 - The Story of Dasura
This page describes The Story of Dasura which is Chapter 5 on pages 199-204 in the book: The Supreme Yoga by Swami Venkatesananda. This is a modern English translation of the Yogavasishtha (तारा, yoga-vasishtha) in two volumes, entitled ‘the supreme yoga’. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “The Story of Dasura” according to 184 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
Story of Sharaloma. A maharshi, the father of Dashura. Vasishtha once told Shri Rama the story of Dashura to prove that the world is all an illusion.Dashura was the only son of Sharaloma, a muni, who performed tapas in the plains of the mountain in Magadha. Dashura too did tapas in another part of the mountain. While the father and the son were living happily the father entered samadhi and the son wept over the loss of his father....
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Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 [by Vihari-Lala Mitra]
Story of dasura. Argument. Description of the vanity of worldly enjoyments, illustrated in the tale of Dasura. Vasishtha continued:—All worldly men that are engaged in a variety of business, and are perverted in their understandings with a desire of opulence and enjoyments; can never learn the truth, until they get rid of their worldliness. 2....
Read full contents: Chapter XLVIII - Story of dasura
Laghu-yoga-vasistha [by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar]
The Story of Dashura. Summary. Having explained that the renunciation of Ahamkara tends to the attainment of Atma, the author again illustrates in this story the theory that Atmic Samkalpa makes this universe to shine and constitutes it. “The best means of disposing of this great danger of Maya involving all in pains is the destruction of the mind. Oh Rama, may you hear from me and not slip from your memory the true significance of the perfect Tattva-jnana....
Read full contents: Part 4 - The Story of Dashura
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[The Supreme Yoga: A New Translation of the Yoga Vasistha: index]
[Preface]
[Foreword]
[Introduction]