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Yoga Vashishtha 3.49.31–41
(These verses show how Kings use magic and illusion to create huge scary armies of ghosts and demons)
श्रीवसिष्ठं उवाच ।
निष्कासितमहाजिह्व नानामुखविकारदम्।
शरभाराढ्यमन्योन्यं ह्रियमाणशवाङ्गकम् ॥ ३१॥
रुधिराम्भसि मज्जं तदुन्मज्जद्धृल्लसत्तनु।
लम्बोदरं लम्बभुजं लम्बकर्णोष्ठनासिकम् ॥ ३२॥
रक्तमांसमहापङ्केष्वन्योन्यं वेल्लनाभ्यसत्।
मन्दरोद्धूतदुग्धाब्धिलसत्कलकलाकुलम् ॥ ३३॥
यथैव मायासंचारस्तेन तस्य कृतः पुरा।
तेनापि तस्याशु तथा कृतो बुद्ध्वा स लाघवात् ॥ ३४॥
वेतालास्त्रं ततो दत्ते तेनोत्तस्थुः शवव्रजाः।
अमूर्धानः समूर्धानो वेताला वेशवल्लिताः ॥ ३५॥
ततः पिशाचवेतालरूपिकोग्रकबन्धवत्।
तद्बभूव बलं भीममुर्वीनिगरणक्षमम् ॥ ३६॥
अथेतरोऽपि भूपालो मायां संचार्य तां गुरौ।
राक्षसास्त्रं ससर्जाथ त्रैलोक्यग्रहणोन्मुखम् ॥ ३७॥
उदगुः पर्वताकाराः सर्वतः स्थूलराक्षसाः।
देहमाश्रित्य निष्क्रान्ताः पातालान्नरका इव ॥ ३८॥
अथोदभूद्बलं भीमं ससुरासुरभीतिदम्।
गर्जद्रक्षोमहानादवाद्यनृत्यत्कबन्धकम् ॥ ३९॥
मेदोमांसोपदंशाढ्यं रुधिरासवसुन्दरम्।
क्षीबकूश्माण्डवेतालयक्षताण्डवसुन्दरम् ॥ ४०॥
कूश्माण्डकोत्ताण्डवदण्डपादक्षुब्धासृगुत्क्षिप्ततरङ्गसिक्तैः।
संध्याभ्ररागोत्करकोटिकान्ति भूतैरसृक्स्रोतसि दत्तसेतु ॥ ४१॥
Maharishi Vashishtha continued:
3.49.31–35
> A huge tongue sticks out and twists many faces in strange ways. The scene is full of arrows and bodies of the dead being pulled by each other.
> They sink in the sea of blood and rise again with shining bodies. These creatures have big hanging bellies, long hanging arms, and drooping ears, lips and noses.
> They roll around together in thick mud made of blood and flesh. The noise is loud like the milky ocean being churned by Mount Mandara with clashing sounds.
> Just as one ki6ng had earlier used magic to create this scene for the other, the second King quickly did the same back to him, knowing how easy it was.
> Then the Vetala weapon was used. Crowds of dead bodies rose up. Some had no heads, some had heads. The Vetalas twisted around like creeping vines.
3.49.36–41
> The army now became a huge terrifying force like fierce Pishachas, Vetalas and headless Kabandhas. It was strong enough to swallow the whole earth.
> The other kin6g also sent an illusion to his teacher and released the Rakshasa weapon that was ready to grab the three worlds.
> Mountain-sized thick Rakshasas rose up everywhere. They took bodies and came out from the lower world like demons escaping from hell.
> A terrible army appeared that frightened both gods and demons. It roared with Rakshasa cries, loud music and dancing headless bodies.
> It was full of fat and flesh as food and looked lovely with blood as wine. The wild dance of drunk Kushmandas, Vetalas and Yakshas made it beautiful.
> The dancing Kushmandas stirred the blood with their leg-like sticks, throwing up waves that soaked everything. Ghosts with the glow of millions of sunset clouds built a bridge across the river of blood.
Summary of the teachings:
The grotesque pictures of tongues, blood and rolling bodies teach that the mind has the power to make anything appear real. In Yoga Vasistha, this story reminds us that what we see in the world is only a creation of thought, not solid truth.
The rolling in blood and loud noises of the ocean being churned point to the fearful side of life that fear and attachment bring. The teachings say the whole Universe is like a dream or magic show. When we believe in these scary scenes, we suffer; when we see them as unreal, we become free.
Both kings use the same kind of weapons – Vetala and Rakshasa – one after the other. This teaches that illusion works both ways and nothing lasts. The verses explain that good and bad, victory and defeat are all part of the same mind game. True Wisdom is to stay beyond these changes.
The huge Rakshasas and dancing ghosts with blood rivers stand for the endless cycle of violence and rebirth in the world. Yoga Vasistha uses this picture to warn that without Knowledge we stay trapped in horror. The Real path is to wake up and see everything as One Peaceful Brahm.
Finally, these verses guide us to Realize our True Self is untouched by any battle or magic. The armies rise and fall in a moment, just like dreams at night. By understanding this, we drop all fear and live in Pure Peace, knowing the whole world is only an appearance in the One Infinite Consciousness.
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