[Advaita-l] Jivanmukti - Jnana plus Sannyasa pt 4

[Shyam]

Pranams Sunil-ji

First in the very introduction to the Gita - "...athah na te(janakaadayah) tattvavidah - ishwarasamarpitena karmanaa sadhanabhutena samsiddhim sattvashuddim..".."..now if on the other hand it is held that they (Janaka and others) were not enlightened the passage may be explained to mean that Janaka and others like him achieved purity of mind by means of actions dedicated to God.
 
Once again in the bhashya for 3.20 - atha apraptasamyagdarshanaah janakaadayah - If however Janaka, and others had NOT attained right perception..

Hari OM
Shyam

--- On Wed, 9/30/09, Sunil Bhattacharjya <sunil_bhattacharjya at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Sunil Bhattacharjya <sunil_bhattacharjya at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Jivanmukti - Jnana plus Sannyasa pt 4
> To: "A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta" <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
> Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 3:54 AM
> Namaste Shyamji,
>  
> Would you like to cite those two instances in the
> Gitabhashya regarding Janaka?
>  
> Regards,
>  
> Sunil K. Bhattacharjya
> 
> --- On Tue, 9/29/09, Shyam <shyam_md at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Shyam <shyam_md at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Jivanmukti - Jnana plus Sannyasa
> pt 4
> To: "A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta" <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
> Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 8:25 PM
> 
> 
> Sivamji
> Pranams
> ***
> But how would you explain great
> many Gnanis from Janaka onwards who remained Jivanmukthas
> without entering
> Sanyasa Aasrama?
> ***
> With regards to Janaka Shankara at two separate instances
> in his Gitabbhashya lays open the possibility that he was
> not a jivanmukta. Regardless even if one considers He was,
> one can consider it secondary to prarabdha and treat it as
> an exceptional case.
> 
> With regards to Bhagwan Ramana He was the very embodiment
> of the Highest ideals of sannyasa as enunciated by our
> Bhagawatpada. As my essay well-illustrates sannyasa in this
> context is not NECESSARILY characterized by/restricted to
> ochre robes or any other paraphrenalia and instead consists
> of renunciation of all actions including even those
> considered necessary for the body;s sustenance. Witness
> "..he should cover himself by strips of cloth.." "should be
> without any insignia.." etc
> 
> Hari OM
> Shyam
> 
> 
> 
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