![]() ![]() ![]() The third and fourth books assert that liberation comes through a spiritual life, one that requires self-effort, and present cosmology and metaphysical theories of existence embedded in stories. The second describes, through the character of Rama, the desire for liberation and the nature of those who seek such liberation. The first book presents Rama's frustration with the nature of life, human suffering and disdain for the world. The text is structured as a discourse of sage Vasistha to Prince Rama. ![]() ![]() The text is named after sage Vasistha who is mentioned and revered in the seventh book of the Rigveda, and who was called as the first sage of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy by Adi Shankara. The exact century of its completion is unknown, but has been estimated to be somewhere between 6th-century to as late as 14th-century, but it is likely that a version of the text existed in the 1st millennium. The short version of the text is called Laghu Yogavasistha and contains 6,000 verses. The complete text contains over 29,000 verses. Yoga Vasistha ( Sanskrit: योग-वासिष्ठ, IAST: Yoga-Vāsiṣṭha) is a philosophical text attributed to Valmiki, although the real author is unknown. ![]()
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