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

స్థితప్రజ్ఞో యతిరయం
యః సదానన్దమశ్నుతే।
బ్రహ్మణ్యేవ విలీనాత్మా 
నిర్వికారో వినిష్క్రియః॥ 427॥

1 స్థితప్రజ్ఞో యతిః అయం-
  that Yati is the man of firm wisdom;
  
   Guru is talking  about the man of firm wisdom.

3 బ్రహ్మణ్యేవ విలీనాత్మా -
   Having his mind residing in Brahman only;

4 నిర్వికారో వినిష్క్రియః -
  devoid of changes and devoid of activities;
 

2 యః సదానన్దమశ్నుతే - యః సదా అనందం అశ్నుతే -
  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 ,  "స్థితప్రజ్ఞస్య కా భాష స్థితధీః కిమ్ ఉచ్యతే".  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:

బ్రహ్మాత్మనోః శోధితయోరేక భావావగాహినీ।
నిర్వికల్పా చ చిన్మాత్రవృత్తిః ప్రజ్ఞేతి కథ్యతే।
సా సర్వదా భవేత్ యస్య స జీవన్ముక్త ఉత్యతే॥

1 బ్రహ్మాత్మనోః శోధితయోః ఏక భావ అవగాహినీ -

     బ్రహ్మాత్మనోః శోధితయోః -
    well analysed Brahman and Self
     ఏక భావ అవగాహినీ -
    that which admits the identity of one ness
 
2  నిర్వికల్పా చ చిన్మాత్రవృత్తిః ప్రజ్ఞేతి కథ్యతే

     నిర్వికల్పా చ చిన్మాత్రవృత్తిః -
     that unchanging mental modification
     ప్రజ్ఞేతి కథ్యతే -
     is said to be Pragnya ప్రజ్ఞ ;

     చిన్మాత్ర వృత్తి means that mental activity of pure knowledge

     నిర్వికల్ప చిన్మాత్ర వృత్తి  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  ప్రజ్ఞ  - 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 సా సర్వదా భవేత్ యస్య స జీవన్ముక్త ఉత్యతే

సా సర్వదా భవేత్ యస్య-
the one who has that( capability) always;
స జీవన్ముక్త ఉత్యతే -
he is said to be Jivanmukta;
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One who has that firm mental activity చిత్తవృత్తి is said be  జీవన్ముక్త

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 జీవన్ముక్త "

Sloka  429                            

యస్య స్థితా భవతి ప్రజ్ఞా యస్యానన్దో నిరన్తరః।
ప్రపఞ్చో విస్మృత ప్రాయః స జీవన్ముక్త  ఇష్యతే॥

1 యస్య స్థితా భవతి ప్రజ్ఞా-
  One who is firm in his mental capability

2 యస్య ఆనన్దః నిరన్తరః -
   one who is continuouly in Bliss

3 ప్రపఞ్చో విస్మృత ప్రాయః -
   one for whom the universe is only as good as forgotten

4 స జీవన్ముక్త  ఇష్యతే -
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."


విస్మృతప్రాయః - as though forgotten  ; ప్రపంచో విస్మృతప్రాయః 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 (లోకసంగ్రహమేవాపి).   They act for the benefit of the world.

Sloka  430 

లీనధీరపి జాగర్తి యోజాగ్రత్ ధర్మవర్జితః।
బోధో నిర్వాసనో యస్య స జీవన్ముక్త ఇష్యతే

1 లీనధీరపి జాగర్తి -
   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 యోజాగ్రత్ ధర్మవర్జితః - 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 :
బోధో నిర్వాసనో యస్య స జీవన్ముక్త ఇష్యతే

3 బోధో నిర్వాసనో యస్య -
   one whose knowledge is free of Vasanas

4 స జీవన్ముక్త ఇష్యతే -
   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".          

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
॥ఒమ్ తత్ సత్॥

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