Samkhya elements in the Bhagavata-purana
by Jumli Nath | 2017 | 62,959 words
This page relates 鈥楥oncept of Videhamukti鈥� of the English study dealing with the treatment of Samkhya elements in the Bhavata-Purana. The Puranas are a vast reservoir of Indian religious and cultural wisdom. Sankhya refers to one of the oldest and the authentic system of Indian philosophy ascribed to sage Kapila. This analytical study delves into the reflection of Samkhya philosophy within the Bhagavatapurana by researching original texts, translations, commentaries and scholarly articles.
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Part 5 - Concept of Videhamukti
In the state of videhamukti there is no cause for future action and the body will annihilate. The final and complete liberation is attained only after death and there is no relation even with the body. In this state complete liberation is attained after freedom from all kind of bodies, subtle and gross etc. The term videha mukti refers the state of liberation after death. At death, 箩墨惫补苍尘耻办迟补 attains complete disembodied isolation (videhamukta). The disembodied isolation is the real liberation or 尘辞办峁.
The 厂腻峁僰丑测补 philosophy opines that liberation from bondage and continuance of the body can go on simultaneously as they are determined by different causes. After the ruin of 箩墨惫补苍尘耻办迟补s, the liberated 笔耻谤耻峁蝉 attain the state of videhmukti. This liberation is the state of complete freedom when the selves acquire freedom from gross subtle bodies. That鈥檚 why; it ensures absolute and complete freedom.[1]
In India liberation is conceived as eternal. It is something that exists eternally. The path suggested by almost all the Indian philosophical schools for attaining liberation is the path of knowledge. As the different systems of Indian philosophy consider ignorance to be the cause of bondage and suffering, hence its removal certainly leads to salvation.
In conclusion, it can be said that liberation is the complete cessation of all kinds of pains and sufferings including both physical and mental. 箩墨惫补苍-尘耻办迟颈 is a state of relaxation of mental agonies and on the other hand, the state of relaxation from body is videha mukti. 厂腻峁僰丑测补鈥檚 liberation is complete isolation, complete cessation of pain, 笔耻谤耻峁鈥檚 return to its pure nature as consciousness. It is a state where there is no existence of pleasure and happiness because these attributes gives birth to mere pain. These are the products of sattva gu峁嘺 and liberation is devoid of all 驳耻峁嘺蝉
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厂腻峁僰丑测补k膩rik膩 , 68