Moksha in the Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam: Liberation; freedom from Samsara. The highest aim of human life in Hindu thought. Also called Mukti.
Liberation; freedom from Samsara. The highest aim of human life in Hindu thought. Also called Mukti.
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…e drinking of the nectar. O Sûta! Fie to the nectar even as the drinking of nectar is quite useless in giving Mukti. But hearing the Bhâgavata gives instantaneous Mukti from this Samsâra or round of birth and death. O Sûta! we performed thousands and thousands of Y…
…who creates, preserves and destroys the universe who is kuown as composed of the three gu n as and who grants mukti, I now describe the whole of the Purâ n as; now you all better hear. 11-16. The Purâ n a S’rimad Bhâgavat (Devî Bhâgavat) is excellent and holy; eigh…
…the human beings become freed of this bondage of Samsâra; and again that highest Eternal Wisdom, the cause of Mukti, becomes the source of bondage to this world, of those who are deluded by Her. She is the Îs'varî of the Îs'varas of this universe. O Brahmâ! You, I…
…y source of pain or pleasure arises, I am not in any way affected by them. As I will attain in the end Videha Mukti (liberation from bodies) though I am always wandering at my free will, enjoying various things as I like and do various things as it pleases me, so y…
…hears in this world this holy story of Gangâ's birth and the birth of the Vasu, is freed of all sins and gets mukti. O Munis! I have described these meritorious holy accounts, as I heard from the mouth of Vyâsa. Any body who hears this holy S’rîmad Bhâgavatam, endo…
…Kamalâ (wealth) and the spotless Tu st i (peace, happiness). Amongst men, Thou art the dispassion, leading to Mukti (complete freedom from bondage). Thou art the Gâyatri, the mother of the Vedas; and Thou art Svahâ, Svadhâ, etc. Thou art the Bhâgavatî, of the natur…
…though their minds be pure and holy. Their power from their Tapasyâ may be acquired and they be entitled for Mukti; yet they get dire defeat from not having Thee. 19. O Unborn One! Austerities, control of passions, enlightenment or performance of sacrifices, as or…
…a worm up to Brahmâ. Her two heavy breasts were filled with unbounded ocean of nectar-like juice of Peace and Mukti. She was the Goddess of innumerable worlds, the Goddess of all and the Highest, endowed with all the knowledges and the Incarnate of the Undecaying a…
…rt the Prime Prakriti in fullness and the Beloved of the Prime Puru s a. Thou grantest Bhukti (enjoyment) and Mukti (freedom) to the souls that are cleansed and pure; Thou givest pain to those that are entirely void of knowledge and Thou grantest happiness to those…
…rms these and the other Nitya Naimittik vows, free from any pride and jealousy. He certainly gets the Sâjujya Mukti with Me. 44-46. O Nagarâja! The Holy (Dol) festival in the month of Chait on tha third day of the white fortnight is very pleasing to Me and should b…
…ured Kamalâ, residing on the lotus remain with Me. He gets in this world happiness and Dharma and in the next Mukti whose wife is chaste and obedient. In fact he is Mukta, pure and happy whose wife is chaste; and he whose wife is foul-natured, is rendered impure un…
…who loses his outward consciousness. Such a man is indeed, My Bhakta. My Bhaktas do not long for happiness or Mukti, or the four states Sâlokya, Sâyujya, Sâmîpya and Sâr st î, nor the Brahmâhood, nor the Devahood (the state of immortality); they want only to do Sev…