Jagat

The tenth anuccheda will be divided into three parts. The first discusses utkranta-mukti. The five kinds of mukti are contained within this discussion. 10.2 will discuss the permanence of liberation, and it will give cause to reflect on the question of the fall of the soul from Vaikuntha. 10.3 talks about the siddha-deha. So there is a lot of material in this anuccheda. Anuccheda 10: Sālokya- mukti , Residing in Bhagavān's Abode 10.1 The Five Types of mukti tatrotkrāntāvasthā ca śrī-prahlāda-stutau—"uśattama te’ṅghri-mūlaṁ prīto’pavarga-śaraṇaṁ hvayase kadā nu" [bhā.pu. 7.9.16] ity-ādau jñeyā | saivāntimā | The state of liberation [i.e., direct realization of Bhagavān] after death is described in the prayers of Prahlāda: O effulgent Bhagavān, being pleased with me, when will You call me to Your feet, the abode of ultimate liberation? (SB 7.9.16) trasto'smy ahaṁ kṛpaṇa-vatsala duḥsahogra- saṁsāra-cakra-kadanād grasatāṁ praṇītaḥ baddhaḥ sva-karm...

A "general definition" of mukti means one that can apply both to Brahma-sākṣātkāra and Bhagavat-sākṣātkāra. The reason Jiva Goswami starts with an ambivalent definition that sounds like Māyāvāda is only to remind us that we are acintya-bhedābheda-vādis, which is the basic principle that should guide us when reading the Bhāgavatam. The first few anucchedas will have this capacity for ambivalence, but not to worry. Pure and unadulterated prīti will have its day. Anuccheda 3 is about two aspects of utkrānta mukti (liberation after leaving the body), which are sadyo-mukti (immediate liberation) and krama mukti (gradual libeation). These are concepts that have been encountered since the Buddhist period. I mistakenly equated jīvanmukti with sadyo-mukti and utkrānta with krama-mukti in a previous talk. That should be corrected. Jiva Goswami refers to SB 2.2.15-21 for sadyo-mukti and those translations have been read on the video. Some of these verses have appeared earli...