Viveka Chudamani Slokas 427- 430

In the Sloka 426 Guru started the discourse on Jivanmukta , the one who is liberated even while living. The following three Slokas further elaborate on the Saint or the Jivanmukta.

Sloka Summary  427

स्थितप्रज्ञो यतिरयं
यः सदानन्दमश्नुते।
ब्रह्मण्येव विलीनात्मा 
निर्विकारो विनिष्क्रियः॥ 427॥

1 स्थितप्रज्ञो यतिः अयं-
  that Yati is the man of firm wisdom;
  
   Guru is talking  about the man of firm wisdom.

3 ब्रह्मण्येव विलीनात्मा -
   Having his mind residing in Brahman only;

4 निर्विकारो विनिष्क्रियः -
  devoid of changes and devoid of activities;
 

2 यः सदानन्दमश्नुते - यः सदा अनंदं अश्नुते -
  one who always enjoys bliss;

The yati who devoid of changes and devoid of activities, always enjoys bliss, with his mind residing in Brahman only is said to be a man of firm wisdom


In Gita we hear the question of Arjuna ,  "स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाष स्थितधीः किम् उच्यते".  The answer here is the same the one as in Gita.
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Sloka summary 427 : 

The yati who devoid of changes and devoid of activities, with his mind resting Brahman only,  always enjoys bliss, that Yati is said to be a man of firm wisdom

Sloka  428:

ब्रह्मात्मनोः शोधितयोरेक भावावगाहिनी।
निर्विकल्पा च चिन्मात्रवृत्तिः प्रज्ञेति कथ्यते।
सा सर्वदा भवेत् यस्य स जीवन्मुक्त उत्यते॥

1 ब्रह्मात्मनोः शोधितयोः एक भाव अवगाहिनी -

     ब्रह्मात्मनोः शोधितयोः -
    well analysed Brahman and Self
     एक भाव अवगाहिनी -
    that which admits the identity of one ness
 
2  निर्विकल्पा च चिन्मात्रवृत्तिः प्रज्ञेति कथ्यते

     निर्विकल्पा च चिन्मात्रवृत्तिः -
     that unchanging mental modification
     प्रज्ञेति कथ्यते -
     is said to be Pragnya प्रज्ञ ;

     चिन्मात्र वृत्ति means that mental activity of pure knowledge

     निर्विकल्प चिन्मात्र वृत्ति  means that mental activity of pure knowledge without modification
    
     That mental activity of pure knowledge without modification admits the well researched oneness of Brahman and Self.

That firm mental activity of pure knowledge without modification is known as Pragnya or capability ;

When we talk of some body having  प्रज्ञ  - we admit to his capability in that area. The capability in spiritual world is the firm wisdom about the one-ness of Brahman and Self


3 सा सर्वदा भवेत् यस्य स जीवन्मुक्त उत्यते

सा सर्वदा भवेत् यस्य-
the one who has that( capability) always;
स जीवन्मुक्त उत्यते -
he is said to be Jivanmukta;
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One who has that firm mental activity चित्तवृत्ति is said be  जीवन्मुक्त

Summary of Sloka 428 :

"That firm mental activity of pure knowledge without modification is known as Pragnya or capability. One who has that firm mental activity is said be  Jivanmukta जीवन्मुक्त "

Sloka  429                            

यस्य स्थिता भवति प्रज्ञा यस्यानन्दो निरन्तरः।
प्रपञ्चो विस्मृत प्रायः स जीवन्मुक्त  इष्यते॥

1 यस्य स्थिता भवति प्रज्ञा-
  One who is firm in his mental capability

2 यस्य आनन्दः निरन्तरः -
   one who is continuouly in Bliss

3 प्रपञ्चो विस्मृत प्रायः -
   one for whom the universe is only as good as forgotten

4 स जीवन्मुक्त  इष्यते -
that one is said to be Jivanmukta , one who is liberated while living,


Summary of Sloka 429:

"One who is firmly established in his mental capability,  one who is continuously in Bliss, one for whom the universe is only as good as forgotten ,that one is said to be Jivanmukta , one who is liberated while living."


विस्मृतप्रायः - as though forgotten  ; प्रपंचो विस्मृतप्रायः means appears as though the universe is forgotten ; the one who is liberated even while living acts in that manner.

Acting as though universe with its continuous distortions that happen in the world, is forgotten does not lead to the corollary that Jivanmukta  is indifferent. In Gita Krishna answers this doubt by pointing out King Janaka and others who acted for the benefit of the world (लोकसंग्रहमेवापि).   They act for the benefit of the world.

Sloka  430 

लीनधीरपि जागर्ति योजाग्रत् धर्मवर्जितः।
बोधो निर्वासनो यस्य स जीवन्मुक्त इष्यते

1 लीनधीरपि जागर्ति -
   awake while one is merged elsewhere;

  Though his mind is merged in Brahman , his mind is awake. The one who is liberated even when he is alive , has mind merged in Brahman. Yet is awake meaning alive to the world surrounding him.

2 योजाग्रत् धर्मवर्जितः - one, though awake, is free from the features of the awake state.
  
The features of awake state is being focussed on the non-Self; and the predominance of ego of the gross body.

The liberated one while being awake is devoid of the features of awake state. This is the special feature of Jivanmukta
 
the Second line of the Sloaks  reaches the conclusion :
बोधो निर्वासनो यस्य स जीवन्मुक्त इष्यते

3 बोधो निर्वासनो यस्य -
   one whose knowledge is free of Vasanas

4 स जीवन्मुक्त इष्यते -
   such a one is called Jivanmukrta.

Because of the merits and demerits of past life, the Vasanas of the past life, live through us. One who realizes the one-ness of Self and Brahman and stays through that with a mind that realized the one ness, he becomes free of Vasanas. THus one whose knowledge is free of past Vasanas is said to be Jivanmukta.


Sloka Summary of Sloka 245  

"He is said to be Jivanmukta who is awake though his mind is merged in Brahman. While being awake , he is free of the features of the awake state and its distortions".          

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
॥ऒम् तत् सत्॥

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