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Yoga Vashishtha 3.81.1–9
(The demoness now asks the King to answer the remaining questions, and he does)
राक्षस्युवाच।
अहो नु परमार्थोक्तिः पावनी तव मन्त्रिणः।
राजा राजीवपत्राक्ष इदानीमेव भाषताम् ॥ १॥
राजोवाच।
जागतप्रत्ययाभावो यस्याहुः प्रत्ययं परम्।
सर्वसंकल्पसंन्यासश्चेतसा यत्परिग्रहः ॥ २॥
यत्संकोचविकासाभ्यां जगत्प्रलयसृष्टयः।
निष्ठा वेदान्तवाक्यानामथ वाचामगोचरः ॥ ३॥
कोटिद्वयान्तरालस्थं मध्ये कोटिद्वयीमयम्।
यस्य चित्तमयी लीला जगदेतच्चराचरम् ॥ ४॥
यस्य विश्वात्मकत्वेऽपि खण्ड्यते नैकपिण्डता।
सन्मात्रं तत्त्वया भद्रे कथ्यते ब्रह्म शाश्वतम् ॥ ५॥
एषोऽणुर्वेदनाद्वायुः स्वभ्रान्तिर्दृगदृश्यत।
अतो न किंचिद्वाय्वादि केवलं शुद्धचेतनम् ॥ ६॥
शब्दसंवेदनाच्छब्दः शब्दस्य भ्रान्तिदर्शनम्।
ततोऽत्र शब्दशब्दार्थदृष्टेर्दूरतरं गतः ॥ ७॥
सोऽणुः सर्वं न किंचिच्च सोऽहं नाहं स एव च।
सर्वशक्यात्मनोऽस्यैव प्रतिभैकात्र कारणम् ॥ ८॥
आत्मा यत्नशतप्राप्यो लब्धेऽस्मिन्न च किंचन।
लब्धं भवति तच्चैतत्परमं वा न किंचन ॥ ९॥
The demoness said:
3.81.1
> "Ah, your Minister has spoken the Highest Truth, which is purifying. O King with eyes like lotus petals, please speak now."
The King said:
3.81.2–5
> "The Supreme Reality is described as the absence of worldly perceptions. It is the complete renunciation of all mental desires and what the mind grasps."
> That Reality, through its contraction and expansion, causes the Creation and dissolution of the World. It is the final Goal of Vedanta teachings and lies beyond the reach of words.
> This moving and unmoving World is the mind-created play of that Reality, which exists between two extremes and yet contains both within itself.
> O auspicious one, you describe the Eternal Brahm as Pure Existence. Even though it is the Essence of the entire Universe, its Oneness is not divided.
3.81.6–9
> This subtle Essence, perceived as air through illusion, is actually the Seer appearing as the seen. Therefore, nothing like air or other elements exists; there is only Pure Consciousness.
> Sound arises from the perception of sound, and perceiving sound is itself a delusion. Thus, one goes far beyond the view of words and their meanings.
> That subtle one is everything and nothing. It is 'I' and not 'I'; it is He alone. The single cause for this all-powerful Self is its own intuitive power.
> The Self is attained through a hundred efforts. Yet upon attaining it, nothing else is gained. That attained thing is the Supreme Reality, or it is Nothing at all.
Summary of the Teachings:
These verses teach the Nature of Ultimate Reality as Pure Consciousness beyond ordinary perception. The World we see is not Real in itself but appears through the mind's play. By renouncing all mental constructs and desires, one Realizes the absence of worldly experiences, which points to the Supreme Truth. This Reality is the root cause of Creation and dissolution, acting like the breath of expansion and contraction, yet it remains untouched by words or descriptions.
The teachings emphasize that the entire Universe, with all its Beings, is a creative expression or Lila of the mind within Brahm. Even though Brahm manifests as the Cosmos, its essential Unity remains undivided. It is described as Pure Existence that cannot be broken into parts, showing how illusion makes the one appear as many without affecting its true nature.
Delusions like elements (such as air) or sensory experiences (like sound) are shown to be projections of Consciousness itself. What seems external is actually the Seer appearing as the seen. Pure Consciousness alone exists; everything else is a mistaken perception born from ignorance.
The subtle Self is paradoxical: it encompasses all and Nothing, it is personal yet impersonal. Its power of intuition or self-shining Awareness is the only Real cause. Realizing this requires effort, but the gain is beyond ordinary gains—it is the Supreme or Absolute nothingness of ego and multiplicity.
Ultimately, these verses guide the seeker toward liberation by turning inward. Attaining the Self dissolves all illusions of the world, leading to a State where nothing remains to be desired. This Knowledge purifies the mind and reveals the Eternal Brahm as one's own True Nature.
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