This is a condensed version of a long epic, written between 750 and 500 B.C., consisting of 50,000 lines of Sanskrit verse. Divided into seven Kandas or books, it tells the story of Rama from his birth to his death. At regular intervals throughout the text, the chapters being condensed are designated by Kanda titles and numbers. Each interval is appropriate in length for a daily reading, and there are 365 intervals.
The cast of characters is provided by a glossary of proper names.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Swami Venkatesananda
Swami Venkatesananda, who has been working untiringly for decades to spread the life-giving messagye of Yoga and Vedanta in East and West, as done a great service to spiritual seekers far and wide by bringing out this translation of the Yoga Vasistha . The Swami has arranged the verses of the book in such a way as to convert them into a rosary of daily thoughts throughout the year, on the lines of this two other books published, namely The Srimad Bhagavatam or Bok of God, and The Bhagavad Gita or The Song of God.
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