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Yoga Vashishtha 3.21.39–48
(Let go of attachment to the physical body and act based on the Vision of Pure Consciousness experienced during Meditation. Whatever Higher Reality is perceived should become one's focus and Constant Remembrance)
श्रीदेव्युवाच ।
तत्र रूढिमुपायाता य इमे त्वस्मदादयः।
अभ्यासाद्ब्रह्मसंपत्तेः पश्यामस्ते हि तत्परम् ॥ ३९ ॥
संकल्पनगरस्यैव ममाकाशमयं वपुः।
ब्रह्मैव चान्तः पश्यामि देहेनानेन तत्पदम् ॥ ४० ॥
विशुद्धज्ञानदेहार्हास्तथैते पद्मजादयः ।
ब्रह्मात्मजगदादीनामंशे संस्थानमङ्गने ॥ ४१ ॥
तवाभ्यासं विना बाले नाकारो ब्रह्मतां गतः ।
स्थितः कलनरूपात्मा तेन तन्नानुपश्यसि ॥ ४२ ॥
यत्र स्वसंकल्पपुरं स्वदेहेन न लभ्यते।
तत्रान्यसंकल्पपुरं देहोऽन्यो लभते कथम् ॥ ४३ ॥
तस्मादेनं परित्यज्य देहं चिद्व्योमरूपिणी ।
यत्पश्यसि तदेवाद्य कुरु कार्यविदांवरे ॥ ४४ ॥
संकल्पनगरं सत्यं यथासंकल्पितं प्रति।
संदेहं वा विदेहं वा नेतरं प्रति किंचन ॥ ४५ ॥
आदिसर्गे जगद्भ्रान्तिर्यथेयं स्थितिमागता ।
तथा तदाप्रभृत्येवं नियतिः प्रौढिमागता ॥ ४६ ॥
लीलोवाच ।
त्वयोक्तं देवि गच्छावो ब्राह्मणब्राह्मणी जगत् ।
सहेतीदमिदं वच्मि कथं गन्तव्यमम्ब हे ॥ ४७ ॥
इमं देहमिहास्थाप्य शुद्धसत्त्वानुपातिना ।
चेतसा तं परं यामि लोकं त्वं कथमेषि तत् ॥ ४८ ॥
3.21.39
The Goddess said:
Those like us who have firmly attained this State through constant practice of Realizing Brahm—we see them fully devoted to that Supreme Reality.
3.21.40
My body is made of Pure Space, belonging to this imagined city of thoughts. Inside, with this body, I see only Brahm and that Supreme State.
3.21.41
Beings like Brahma and others, who have Pure Knowledge-bodies, exist as portions in the Brahm that is the Self of the world and all things, O beautiful one.
3.21.43
O young girl, without your practice, no form has attained Brahm-nature. It remains in the form of imagination, so you do not see that Truth.
3.21.43
Where one's own imagined world cannot be reached with one's own body, how can another body reach someone else's imagined world?
3.21.44
Therefore, abandon this body, O one with Consciousness as vast Space. Whatever you see now, make that your action today, O best among those who know deeds.
3.21.45
The imagined city is Real only for the one who imagines it—whether with doubt or without body—but not at all for anyone else.
3.21.46
The illusion of the world that arose at the beginning of Creation has continued like this, and from that time onward, destiny has grown strong in this way.
3.21.47
Leela said:
O Goddess, you said, "Let us go and become a Brahmin and his wife in the world." I say this now—O Mother, tell me how we should go.
3.21.48
Leaving this body here, with Pure Consciousness following the Supreme Existence, I will go with my mind to that Higher World. How will you go there?
Summary of the Teachings:
The Goddess (Saraswati) explains the power of Spiritual practice and Realization. She describes how advanced Beings like herself and gods such as Brahma have attained a state of Pure Brahm through repeated Meditation. Their bodies are not material but composed of Consciousness or Space-like Awareness, allowing them to perceive only the Ultimate Reality within everything. This highlights that True Existence is non-dual Brahm, and apparent forms are sustained by imagination.
She points out Leela's limitation: without sufficient practice, one remains trapped in imagined forms and cannot perceive the Supreme Truth.
The world each person experiences is a personal mental creation (sankalpa), inaccessible to others' bodies. No one can enter another's dream-like Reality physically, emphasizing the subjective and illusory nature of individual worlds.
The Goddess advises Leela to let go of attachment to the physical body and act based on the Vision of Pure Consciousness experienced during Meditation. Whatever Higher Reality is perceived should become one's focus and Constant Remembrance.
The imagined world feels Real only to its creator, reinforcing solipsism in illusion—doubt or disembodiment does not change its unreality for outsiders.
This illusion of the world has persisted since the initial Creation, becoming entrenched as fate or destiny over time. It teaches that the perceived Universe is a long-standing mental projection, not independent Reality, and liberation comes from recognizing this.
Finally, Leela responds practically, asking how to travel to the desired subtle realm as a Brahmin couple. She proposes leaving the gross body and journeying mentally with Pure Consciousness. This illustrates the method of astral or subtle travel through refined Awareness, detaching from the physical while aligning with the Supreme.
Overall, these verses teach non-dual Advaita: the world is mind-created illusion, sustained by imagination; practice leads to Realizing Brahm as one's True Nature; abandon body-identification for Consciousness alone; and subtle experiences are accessed mentally.
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