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Yoga Vashishtha 3.59.1~18
(These verses teach that Divine Grace, combined with personal effort, can transform life and bring great joy even after apparent loss or death)
श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
सरस्वती तथेत्युक्त्वा तत्रैवान्तर्धिमाययौ।
प्रभाते पङ्कजैः सार्धं बुबुधे सकलो जनः ॥ १॥
आलिलिङ्ग च तां लीलां लीला च दयितं क्रमात्।
पुनःपुनर्महानन्दान्मृतं प्रोज्जीवितं पुनः ॥ २॥
तदासीद्राजसदनं मदमन्मथमन्थरम्।
आनन्दमत्तजनतं वाद्यगेयरवाकुलम् ॥ ३॥
जयमङ्गलपुण्याहघोषघुंघुमघर्घरम्।
तुष्टपुष्टजनापूर्णं राजलोकवृताङ्गणम् ॥ ४॥
5~13
लीला लीला च राजा च जीवन्मुक्तमहाधियः।
रेमिरे पूर्ववृत्तान्तकथनैः सुरतैरिव ॥ १४॥
सरस्वत्याः प्रसादेन स्वपौरुषकृतेन तत्।
प्राप्तं लोकत्रयश्रेयः पद्मेनेति महीभुजा ॥ १५॥
स ज्ञप्तिज्ञानसंबुद्धो राजा लीलाद्वयान्वितः।
चक्रे वर्षायुतान्यष्टौ तत्र राज्यमनिन्दितः ॥ १६॥
जीवन्मुक्तास्त इत्येवं राज्यं वर्षायुताष्टकम्।
कृत्वा विदेहमुक्तत्वमासेदुः सिद्धसंविदः ॥ १७॥
यदुदयविशदं विदग्धमुग्धं समुचितमात्महितं च पेशलं च।
तदखिलजनतोषदं स्वराज्यं चिरमनुपाल्य सुदंपती विमुक्तौ ॥ १८॥
Sage Vashishta said:
3.59.1–4
> Goddess Saraswati said “So be it” and vanished from that very place. In the morning, all the people woke up along with the blooming lotuses.
> Leela embraced that Leela, and Leela in turn embraced her beloved, one after another. Again and again, in great joy, they revived the one who had died.
> Then the royal palace became intoxicated with passion and love. It was filled with people drunk on bliss, and echoed with the sounds of music and singing.
> The courtyard of the royal palace was full of happy and prosperous people. It resounded with loud cheers of victory, auspicious chants, and sacred blessings.
3.59.5–13
> In these omitted verses, the narrative continues to describe the joyful atmosphere in the Kingdom, the celebrations, the interactions among the royal family and people, and the unfolding of daily life after the Divine intervention, building a picture of renewed happiness and prosperity under the influence of Spiritual Grace.
3.59.14–18
> Leela, the other Leela, and the King, who were all great souls established in living liberation, enjoyed themselves by narrating past events, just as lovers delight in each other.
> By the Grace of Goddess Saraswati and through their own self-effort, the King attained the highest good of the three worlds. Thus he Realized that it was like the blooming of a lotus.
> The King, now fully awakened with True Knowledge and accompanied by the two Leelas, ruled the Kingdom blamelessly for eighty thousand years.
> These Beings, who were already liberated while living, ruled the kingdom for eighty thousand years. Then, with perfect understanding, they attained disembodied liberation (videha mukti).
> Having ruled for a long time over their prosperous kingdom—which was ever-growing, wise yet innocent, appropriate, beneficial to the soul, charming, and pleasing to all people—the noble royal couple attained final liberation.
Summary of the Teachings:
The revival and embrace between the characters show that Consciousness is Eternal and can overcome the illusion of death through spiritual power and love. The waking of people with lotuses symbolizes the dawn of new awareness and purity in daily life.
The story highlights the Bliss of a Kingdom filled with Joy, music, and prosperity when ruled by Awakened Beings. It illustrates how living liberation (jivanmukti) allows one to enjoy worldly life fully without being bound by it. The royal court becomes a place of celebration because the rulers are free from inner bondage.
A key teaching is the power of self-effort (paurusha) along with Divine Grace (Saraswati’s blessing). The King Realizes the highest good across the three worlds through this combination, showing that spiritual growth leads to both Inner Awakening and outer success. The lotus metaphor suggests natural unfolding of wisdom when conditions are right.
The verses emphasize that jivanmuktas (liberated while living) can rule effectively and happily for a very long time without attachment. Their rule is blameless and beneficial to all. Eventually, they move to videha mukti (liberation without the body), proving that liberation is the natural end of a life lived in wisdom.
Finally, the teaching is that a wise ruler maintains a Kingdom that is delightful, growing, and pleasing to everyone while remaining detached. Such a life of balanced enjoyment and Inner Freedom leads the noble couple to complete liberation. The story encourages seekers to combine Knowledge, effort, and Grace for both worldly harmony and Ultimate Freedom.
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