— Bhusanda, quoted above, is described by Swami Parmeshwaranand as a 'dispassionate and large-hearted crow'. In the Yoga Vasistha, an influential Vedanta text, Bhusanda tells the sage Vasistha that events have repeatedly occurred before and will continue to do so forever - including the appearance of avatars of Vishnu - albeit with variations. The Laghu Yoga Vasistha is a condensed version of the Yoga Vasistha.