[Advaita-l] Karma yoga: the kinder, softer preparation for self-inquiry and surrender

[Raghav Kumar Dwivedula]

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Namaste Sudhanshu ji
Apologies for intersecting.
The quote below maybe relevant.

"ज्ञानमात्रे यद्यपि सर्वाश्रमिणामधिकारः, तथापि संन्यासनिष्ठैव ब्रह्मविद्या
मोक्षसाधनं न कर्मसहितेति ‘भैक्षचर्यां चरन्तः’ (मु. उ. १ । २ । ११)
‘संन्यासयोगात्’ (मु. उ. ३ । २ । ६) इति च ब्रुवन्दर्शयति ।
विद्याकर्मविरोधाच्च । न हि ब्रह्मात्मैकत्वदर्शनेन सह कर्म स्वप्नेऽपि
सम्पादयितुं शक्यम् ; विद्यायाः कालविशेषाभावादनियतनिमित्तत्वाच्च
कालसङ्कोचानुपपत्तेः ।

*यत्तु गृहस्थेषु ब्रह्मविद्यासम्प्रदायकर्तृत्वादि लिङ्गं न तत्स्थितं न्यायं
बाधितुमुत्सहते ; *

न हि विधिशतेनापि तमःप्रकाशयोरेकत्र सद्भावः शक्यते कर्तुम् , किमुत लिङ्गैः
केवलैरिति ।"*Paraphrased - This [Mundaka] Upanisad shows that though people
in all stages of life have a right to Knowledge as such, still the **Knowledge
of Brahman, founded on samnyAsa only** and not as associated with karma, is
the means for emancipation. "***Living upon alms***", " Through adopting
sannyAsa" as the Upanishad says. And this follows from the opposition
between knowledge and karma . . . As for the indirect indications
(suggesting that knowledge and karma can co-exist), to wit, *

*the fact that among the householders are found some with whom started the
traditional lines of the knowers of Brahman that cannot override the
established rule.  *

*For when the co-existence of light and darkness cannot be brought about
even by a hundred injunctions, much less can it be done so by mere
indications.*"

On Sat, 13 Mar, 2021, 6:26 am Sudhanshu Shekhar via Advaita-l, <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Thank you Chandramouli ji. I went through Jivanmukti Viveka for the first
> time after your comments. It cleared my misunderatanding.
>
> One question though. May seem like a bit too much but please allow the
> indulgence. In Jivanmukti Viveka, reference is made to Jabalopanishat
> (तथान्यस्यां कण्डिकायाम् 'तत्र परमहंसा नाम' इत्युपक्रम्य
> संवर्तकादीन्बहून्ब्रह्मविदो जीवन्मुक्तानुदाहृत्य...). Jabala Upanishad in
> the relevant mantra names Samvartaka, Aruni, Shvetaketu, Durvasa, Ribhu,
> Jada Bharata etc. Then I checked Moksha Dharma parva of Mahabharata,
> chapter 220 of Shanti Parva, where discussion is made about Shvetaketu in a
> particular context. The context is regarding attainment of Supreme in
> grihasthashram. Shvetaketu is elaborated upon there as a person who never
> did physical renunciation.
>
> As per our understanding, since Shvetaketu never had physical sanyasa, he
> cannot be jivanmukta. Being a grihastha, his jivanmukta-tva should be
> impossible. But Jabala Upanishad read with JMV treats him as JM.
>
> How should we understand this.
>
> Regards,
> Sudhanshu.
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