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and wakeful gardening in the past. See that it wither not,
but yield thee rightful fruit. Happy art thou that it has come
to thee in early youth at length. Let not that youth go by
without securing that which will make all the life to come a
calm unbroken ; and so attend unto the Science of Deliverance
that I expound to thee, as it was given of yore to me by
Brahma."

CHAPTER VI

•The Origin of the Science

^On what occasion was this science delivered to thee, 0
Sage !, by the Self-born ?" asked Rama.

Vasishtha answered: "From That wherem Rest and
Motion are as one, which is the Inextinguishable Light within
all Jivas, whose Nature is best named infinite Principle of
Consciousness'—from that Infinity of Being rose Vishnu in the
beginning of this Cosmic System, as a wave arises on the
surface of the ocean. Then from the Lotus-Heart of Vishnu*
pollened with thick-crowding stars, was born the Parameshthi,
Knower of the Word, of Scripture and of Scripture-meaning
encircled by tha Gods and ancient Eshis, Archangels of wisdom
and of power. And He sent forth all this creation from
within His Mind. In this country of Bh^Lrata Varsha(1), in a
corner of the continent ofJambu-dvipa,(2) He placed races of men
which in time became beset wkh pains and sorrows, mental and
physical. Then, beholding all their wretchedness, a great com-
passion rose within His mind, as in a parents at the sight of
children in distress. Pondering how they might find release, he
called into existence the cardinal virtues of Tapas, Dharma,
Dana, and Sat;ya(8), and also the holy places of pilgrimage and

(1) L e. India. (2) Asia, as one meaning oi the -word.
(3) Self-deny ing self-control; lawful ways of life ; charity; /truth-
fulness and wisdom.