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Yoga Vashishtha 3.55.61–73
(These verses teach about the illusion of the world and how everything is pervaded by Consciousness)
श्रीदेव्युवाच ।
यथोत्तराब्धिजनता दक्षिणाब्धिजनं स्थितम्।
न किंचिदपि जानाति निजसंवेदनादृते ॥ ६१॥
स्वसंज्ञानुभवे लीनास्तथा स्थावरजङ्गमाः।
परस्परं यदा सर्वे स्वसंकेतपरायणाः ॥ ६२॥
यथा शिलान्तःसंस्थानां बहिष्ठानां च वेदनम्।
असज्जडं च भेकानां मिथोऽन्तस्तस्थुषां तथा ॥ ६३॥
सर्वं सर्वगतं चित्तं चिद्व्योम्ना यत्प्रचेतितम्।
सर्गादौ चोपनं वायुः स इहाद्यापि संस्थितः ॥ ६४॥
चेतितं यत्तु सौषिर्यं तन्नभस्तत्र मारुतः।
स्पन्दात्मेत्यादिसर्गेहाः पदार्थेष्विव चोपनम् ॥ ६५॥
चित्तं तु परमार्थेन स्थावरे जंगमे स्थितम्।
चोपनान्यनिलैरेव भवन्ति न भवन्ति च ॥ ६६॥
एवं भ्रान्तिमये विश्वे पदार्थाः संविदंशवः।
सर्गादिषु यथैवासंस्तथैवाद्यापि संस्थिताः ॥ ६७॥
यथा विश्वपदार्थानां स्वभावस्य विजृम्भितम्।
असत्यमेव सत्याभं तदेतत्कथितं तव ॥ ६८॥
अयमस्तं गतः प्रायः पश्य राजा विदूरथः।
मालाशवस्य पद्मस्य पत्युस्ते याति हृद्गतम् ॥ ६९॥
प्रबुद्धलीलोवाच ।
केन मार्गेण देवेशि यात्येष शवमण्डपम्।
एनमेवाशु पश्यन्त्यावावां गच्छाव उत्तमे ॥ ७०॥
श्रीदेव्युवाच ।
मनुष्यवासनान्तस्थं मार्गमाश्रित्य गच्छति।
एषोऽहमपरं लोकं दूरं यामीति चिन्मयः ॥ ७१॥
मार्गेणैवमनेनैव यावस्तेयेन संमतम्।
परस्परेच्छाविच्छित्तिर्न हि सौहार्दबन्धनी ॥ ७२॥
श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
इति विहितकथागतक्लमायां परमदृशि प्रसृते विबोधभानौ।
नृपतिवरसुतामनस्युदारे विगलितचित्तजडो विदूरथोऽभूत् ॥ ७३॥
The Goddess continued:
3.55.61–69
> Just as the people living in the northern ocean do not know anything about those living in the southern ocean except through their own Awareness.
> In the same way, all moving and unmoving Beings are absorbed in their own experience and knowledge. They all depend on their own mutual signs and agreements.
> Like the feelings inside stones and those outside, and the senseless frogs and those staying inside mutually, it is the same.
> The mind is everywhere and all-pervading. It is made Conscious by the Space of Consciousness. At the beginning of Creation, the wind (vayu) was brought forth, and it remains here even now.
> Whatever is perceived as emptiness, there is sky and wind in it. The first creations like vibration and others are like the wind brought into objects.
> In Reality, the mind exists in both stationary and moving things. These winds (vayus) are brought forth and also not brought forth.
> Thus, in this world full of illusion, all objects are parts of Consciousness. Just as they were in the Creations at the beginning, they remain the same even now.
> Just as the Nature and display of all objects in the Universe is unreal but appears Real, I have told this to you.
> Look, King Viduratha has almost died. The husband of your lotus-like garland (or the one in the story) is entering your heart.
Awakened Lila said:
3.55.70
> O Goddess, by which path does this one go to the hall of the corpse? Let us both quickly see him and go there, O best one.
The Goddess said:
3.55.71–72
> Relying on the path within human desires, this Conscious Being goes thinking, "I am going to another distant world."
> By this very path that is agreed upon mutually, the interruption of each other's wishes does not bind with the tie of friendship.
Sage Vasistha said:
3.55.73
> Thus, when the story was told and fatigue removed in the Supreme Seer, with the sun of Knowledge spread out, in the broad mind of the king's excellent daughter, Viduratha became free from the dullness of his mind.
Summary of the Teachings:
Beings in different realms or experiences do not truly know each other beyond their own Awareness, showing that the Universe is subjective and based on individual Consciousness. All things, living or not, are absorbed in their own sense of Self, relying on mental constructs and agreements rather than absolute Reality. This highlights the mind's role in creating the appearance of separation and multiplicity.
The mind is described as all-pervading and the basis of Creation. From the beginning, subtle elements like wind or vibration fill Space and objects, making the world seem Real. Yet, these are projections of Consciousness. Stationary and moving objects alike exist only as expressions of this mind, which brings forth and withdraws these forces at will. The teaching emphasizes non-duality: what seems created is always within the One Consciousness.
The world is full of illusion where objects appear as parts or rays of Pure Awareness.
They have remained unchanged since the start of Creation in their essential Nature. The display of nature in the universe looks true but is ultimately unreal, like a dream or magic show. Understanding this helps one see beyond appearances to the underlying truth of Consciousness.
In the narrative, King Viduratha's death illustrates how the soul moves according to its desires and mental paths. The Conscious Self travels to other worlds or States thinking it is going far away, but it follows inner tendencies and vasanas (latent impressions). Mutual wishes and interruptions show that relationships and events are not firmly bound by external ties but by inner mental states.
Finally, the story leads to Awakening. As Knowledge spreads like the Sun, the dullness of the mind dissolves. The king's daughter and others gain clarity. The verses point to liberation through Realizing the illusory nature of the world and resting in Pure Consciousness, freeing one from mental fog and worldly attachments.
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