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Yoga Vashishtha 3.52.42–52
(The verses teach that Brahm, the Ultimate Reality, is all-pervasive and manifests instantly in any place or form according to the Power of Consciousness, much like how dreams create entire worlds in a moment)
श्रीदेव्युवाच ।
ब्रह्म सर्वगतं यस्माद्यथा यत्र यदोदितम्।
भवत्याशु तथा तत्र स्वप्नशक्त्यैव पश्यति ॥ ४२॥
सर्वत्र सर्वशक्तित्वाद्यत्र या शक्तिरुन्नयेत्।
आस्ते तत्र तथा भाति तीव्रसंवेगहेतुतः ॥ ४३॥
मृतिमोहक्षणेनैव यदैतौ दंपती स्थितौ।
तदैवाभ्यामिदं बुद्धं प्रतिभासवशाद्हृदि ॥ ४४॥
आवयोः पितरावेताविमे वै चापि मातरौ।
देश एष धनं चेदं कर्मेदं पूर्वमीदृशम् ॥ ४५॥
आवां विवाहितावेवमेवं नामैकतां गतौ।
एतयोः सापि जनता याता तत्रैव सत्यताम् ॥ ४६॥
तथैवात्रास्ति दृष्टान्तः प्रत्यक्षं स्वप्नवेदनम्।
इत्येवंभावया लीले लीलयाहमथार्चिता ॥ ४७॥
नाहं स्यां विधवेत्येवं वरो दत्तो मयाप्यसौ।
इत्यर्थेन मृता पूर्वमेवेह खलु बालिका ॥ ४८॥
भवतां चेतनांशानामहं चेतनधर्मिणी।
कुलदेवी सदा पूज्या स्वत एव करोम्यहम् ॥ ४९॥
अथास्या जीवको देहात्प्राणमारुतरूपधृक्।
मनसा चलतां प्राप्तो मुखाग्रत्यक्तदेहकः ॥ ५०॥
ततो मरणमूर्च्छान्ते गृहेऽस्मिन्नेव चैतया।
बुद्धौ भावित आकाशे दृष्टो जीवात्मना ततः ॥ ५१॥
संपन्नैषा हरिणनयना चन्द्रबिम्बाननश्रीर्मानोन्नद्धा दयितललिता कान्तमाभोक्तुकामा।
पूर्वस्मृत्या सरभसमुखी संयुता मण्डलान्तः स्वप्नान्ते वाऽप्रकृतिविभवा पद्मिनी चोदितेव ॥ ५२॥
The Goddess said:
3.52.42–46
> Because Brahm is present everywhere, whatever arises anywhere appears there quickly, just as one sees things through the power of a dream.
> Wherever any power arises due to its all-powerful nature everywhere, it stays and shines there strongly because of intense momentum.
> The moment these two, the husband and wife, were overcome by the delusion of death, at that very instant this whole scene was understood in their hearts through appearance.
> These are our parents and these are our mothers too. This is the place, this is the wealth, and this was our past action of such kind.
> We two are married in this way and have become one in name. Even the people connected to them have become real in that very place.
3.52.47–52
> In the same way, there is a clear example here of dream experience seen directly. Thinking in this manner, O Leela, I was worshipped playfully by you.
> I said, “May I not become a widow,” and that boon was also given by me. For this reason, the girl had died here long before.
> I am the Conscious Essence among the Conscious parts of you all. As the family Goddess, I am always to be worshipped, and I do everything by my own nature.
> Then her life-force, taking the form of vital air from the body, moved with the mind and left the body through the mouth.
> After that, at the end of the death faint in this very house, the living soul saw in the Space imagined in the intellect.
> She has now become this doe-eyed one with the beauty of the moon’s orb on her face, proud with self-respect, playful and beloved, desiring to enjoy her lover. With previous memory, her face eager, united inside the circle, like a lotus woman with extraordinary powers awakened as if at the end of a dream.
Summary of the teachings:
Whatever thought or power arises with strong intensity appears and stays as Real in that very spot. This shows the creative nature of the mind and Consciousness, where appearance becomes experience without any external material cause.
Death and life events are portrayed as sudden shifts in Consciousness rather than absolute endings. The husband and wife, caught in the illusion of death, immediately perceive a new reality in their hearts through mental projection. Family relations, places, wealth, and past actions all emerge as projections of the mind, illustrating how the world we experience is shaped by our inner beliefs and memories at every moment.
The story highlights the power of boons, wishes, and playful Divine interaction. The Goddess Leela grants a wish to avoid widowhood, which influences events even before they unfold in ordinary time. This reveals that Consciousness operates beyond linear time, and strong mental resolutions or Divine Grace can alter the course of perceived Reality, turning potential sorrow into continued union.
The family Goddess represents the Conscious Essence present within all Beings. She is eternally worthy of worship because she acts according to her inherent nature, guiding and sustaining life. The departure of the life-force as vital air from the body and its movement through the mind demonstrates how the subtle Self separates from the physical form yet continues to perceive and create new experiences in Inner Space.
Finally, the verses describe the rebirth or reappearance of the soul in a beautiful, youthful form filled with desire and memory. The awakened state at the “end of a dream” symbolizes liberation or heightened Awareness, where one recognizes the dream-like quality of existence. It teaches that previous impressions shape new forms, yet the Conscious Self can experience extraordinary beauty and joy when aligned with its True Nature.
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