CONTENTS
OF
THE FIRST VOLUME.

PROLEGOMENA.

PROL. PAGE.
1. The Yoga Philosophy ” 1
2. The Om Tat Sat ” 34

VAIRÁGYA KHANDA.
BOOK I.

CHAPTER I. Page
INTRODUCTION.
SECTION I.
Divine Adoration 1
SECTION II.
Narrative of Sutíkshna 1
SECTION III.
Anecdote of Kárunya 2
SECTION IV.
Story of Suruchi 3
SECTION V.
Account of Arishtanemi 3
SECTION VI.
History of Ráma 6
CHAPTER II.
Reason of writing the Rámáyana 8
SECTION I
Persons entitled to its Perusal 8
SECTION II.
Brahmá’s Behest 9
SECTION III.
Inquiry of Bharadwája 10
CHAPTER III.
Válmíki’s Admonition 12
SECTION I.
On True Knowledge 12
SECTION II.
Early History of Ráma 13
SECTION III.
Ráma’s Pilgrimage 15
CHAPTER IV.
Ráma’s Return from Pilgrimage 17
CHAPTER V.
Of Ráma’s Self-Dejection and its Cause 19
CHAPTER VI.
Advent of Viswámitra to the Royal Court 21
SECTION II.
Address of King-Dasaratha 24
CHAPTER VII.
Viswámitra’s Request for Ráma 26
CHAPTER VIII.
Dasaratha’s Reply to Viswámitra 29
CHAPTER IX.
Viswámitra’s Wrath and his Enraged Speech 33
CHAPTER X.
Melancholy of Ráma 36
CHAPTER XI.
Consolation of Ráma 41
CHAPTER XII.
Ráma’s Reply 45
CHAPTER XIII.
Vituperation of Riches 48
CHAPTER XIV.
Depreciation of Human Life 50
CHAPTER XV.
Obloquy of Egoism 53
CHAPTER XVI.
The Ungovernableness of the Mind 56
CHAPTER XVII.
On Cupidity 59
CHAPTER XVIII.
Obloquy of the Body 64
CHAPTER XIX.
Blemishes of Boyhood 70
CHAPTER XX.
Vituperation of Youth 73
CHAPTER XXI.
Vituperation of Women 77
CHAPTER XXII.
Obloquy of Old Age 81
CHAPTER XXIII.
Vicissitudes of Times 85
CHAPTER XXIV.
Ravages of Time 90
CHAPTER XXV.
Sports of Death 91
CHAPTER XXVI.
The Acts of Destiny 95
CHAPTER XXVII.
Vanity of the World 100
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Mutability of the World 105
CHAPTER XXIX.
Unreliableness of Worldly Things 109
CHAPTER XXX.
Self-Disparagement 112
CHAPTER XXXI.
Queries of Ráma 115
CHAPTER XXXII.
Praises of Ráma’s Speech 118
CHAPTER XXXIII.
Association of Aerial and Earthly Beings 121

BOOK II.

MUMUKSHU KHANDA.

CHAPTER I. PAGE
Liberation of Sukadeva 127
CHAPTER II.
Speech of Viswámitra 132
CHAPTER III.
On the Repeated Creations of the World 135
CHAPTER IV.
Praise Of Acts and Exertions 139
CHAPTER V.
Necessity of Activity 142
CHAPTER VI.
Refutation of Fatalism 145
CHAPTER VII.
On the Necessity of Activity 150
CHAPTER VIII.
Invalidation of Destiny 154
CHAPTER IX.
Investigation of Acts 157
CHAPTER X.
Descension of Knowledge 161
CHAPTER XI.
On the qualifications of the Inquirer and Lecturer 166
CHAPTER XII.
Greatness of True Knowledge 173
CHAPTER XIII.
On Peace and Tranquility of mind 176
CHAPTER XIV.
On the Ascertainment of an argument 184
CHAPTER XV.
On Contentment 189
CHAPTER XVI.
On Good Conduct 191
CHAPTER XVII.
On the Contents of the Work 195
CHAPTER XVIII.
Ascertainment of the Example or Major Proposition 201
CHAPTER XIX.
Ascertainment of True Evidence 208
CHAPTER XX.
On Good Conduct 212

BOOK III.

UTPATTI KHANDA.

Evolution of the World.

CHAPTER I.
Causes of Bondage to it.
SECTION I. Page
Exordium 215
SECTION II.
Worldly Bondage 216
SECTION III.
Phases of The Spirit 216
SECTION IV.
Nature of Bondage 218
CHAPTER II.
Description of the first cause.
SECTION I.
Narrative of the Air-born and Aeriform Bráhman 223
SECTION II.
State of the Soul 224
CHAPTER III.
Causes of Bondage in the Body 229
CHAPTER IV.
SECTION I.
Description of the Night-Fall 234
SECTION II.
Nature of the Mind 237
SECTION III.
Kaivalya or Mental Abstraction 239
CHAPTER V.
On the Original Cause 243
CHAPTER VI.
Admonition for attempt of Liberation 246
CHAPTER VII.
Recognition of the Nihility of the Phenomenal World 249
CHAPTER VIII.
Nature of good Sástras 255
CHAPTER IX.
On the Supreme cause of All 257
CHAPTER X.
Description of the Chaotic State 266
CHAPTER XI.
Spiritual View of Creation 273
CHAPTER XII.
The Idealistic Theo-Cosmogony of Vedánta 277
CHAPTER XIII.
On the Production of the Self-Born 281
CHAPTER XIV.
Establishment of Brahma 288
CHAPTER XV.
Story of the Temple and its Prince 299
CHAPTER XVI.
Joy and Grief of the Princess 303
CHAPTER XVII.
Story of the Doubtful Realm or Reverie of Lílá 309
SECTION I.
Description of the Court House and the Cortes 313
CHAPTER XVIII.
Exposure of the Errors of this World 315
CHAPTER XIX.
Story of a Former Vasishtha and his Wife 319
CHAPTER XX.
SECTION I
The Moral of the Tale of Lílá 322
SECTION II.
State of The Human Soul after Death 325
CHAPTER XXI.
Guide to Peace 328
CHAPTER XXII.
Practice of Wisdom or Wisdom in Practice 336
SECTION I.
Abandonment of Desires 336
SECTION II.
On the Practice of Yoga 338
CHAPTER XXIII.
The Aerial Journey of Spiritual Bodies 340
CHAPTER XXIV.
The Aerial Journey (continued) 342
SECTION II.
Description of the Heavens 343
CHAPTER XXV.
Description of the Earth 349
CHAPTER XXVI.
Meeting the Siddhas 353
CHAPTER XXVII.
Past lives of Lílá 359
CHAPTER XXVIII.
SECTION I.
Exposition of Lílá’s Vision 365
SECTION II.
Description of the Mountainous Habitation 366
CHAPTER XXIX.
Account of the Previous Life of Lílá 372
CHAPTER XXX.
Description of the Mundane Egg 378
CHAPTER XXXI.
SECTION I.
Alighting of the Ladies on Earth 382
SECTION II.
Sight of a Battle Array in Earth and Air 383
CHAPTER XXXII.
Onset of the War 386
CHAPTER XXXIII.
Commingled Fighting 389
CHAPTER XXXIV.
Description of the Battle 392
CHAPTER XXXV.
Description of the Battlefield 398
CHAPTER XXXVI.
SECTION I.
Collision of Equal Arms and Armigerents 401
SECTION II.
Catalogue of the Forces 403
CHAPTER XXXVII.
Catalogue of the Forces (continued) 408
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
Cessation of the War 414
CHAPTER XXXIX.
Description of The Battle Field Infested by Nocturnal Fiends 420
CHAPTER XL.
Reflections on Human Life and Mind 423
CHAPTER XLI.
Discrimination of Error 431
CHAPTER XLII.
Philosophy of Dreaming 438
CHAPTER XLIII.
Burning of the City 442
CHAPTER XLIV.
Spiritual Interpretation of the Vision 448
CHAPTER XLV.
Theism consisting in True Knowledge 454
CHAPTER XLVI.
Onslaught of Vidūratha 457
CHAPTER XLVII.
Encounter of Sindhu and Vidūratha 461
CHAPTER XLVIII.
Description of Daivástras or Supernatural Weapons 465
CHAPTER XLIX.
Description of other kinds of Weapons 473
CHAPTER L.
Death of Vidūratha 477
Conclusion 482
Genealogy 485