Vasiṣṭha's teaching (Mahārāmāyaṇa) 6.28.85
Yogavāsiṣṭha (vulgate) 6.28.85
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6.28.85
itīyamaṅga saṃsāraracanā tena mā bhrama .
bhūtājavaṃ javībhāvamimamātatamākulam .. 85
85. [Sanskrit available] As one fancies he sees a fairy in a passing cloud, and is pleased with the sight of what he can never enjoy, but passes from his view to the sight of distant peoples; so is this passing world, which passes from the sight of some to that of others, without its being fully enjoyed or long retained in the possession of any one. (The passing world passes from hand to hand, without its standing still at any one's command).
86. [Sanskrit available] The bustle of these fleeting bodies in the world, resembles the commotion of an aerial castle, and the appearance of a city in an evanescent dream and fancy.
Translations (2)
- The Yoga-Vásishtha-Mahárámáyana of Válmiki — Vihari-Lala Mitra 1891, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation