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74/MANAV DHARMA
enjoys, for all times to come, unabating, unending and unsurpassed happiness, which is the very nature of the soul.
Description :
The man who observes Sallekhana Vow as per the method proclaimed here, is freed from all kinds of worldly pains and who renounces his life in the follow up the doctrines of religion, is bound to attain the blissfulness of Moksha, where the exalted unsurpassed and endless ocean of happiness is achieved, which is very natural for soul; where the process of life and death or rebirth totally comes to an end. Otherwise, if there is something lacking in the firmness of the inner feelings then there is no doubt in attaining the Pleasures of the paradise and chances for emancipation become secured in the further births. Now let us see what is Moksha ? The same is explained below.
जन्मजरा - मयरणैः शौकै - दुःखैर्भश्च पारिमुक्तम् । निर्वाणं शुद्धसुखं निःश्रेयस - मिष्यते नित्यम् ॥१३१॥
Explanation :
That which is free from birth, old age, disease, death, grief, pain and fears, which is eternal blissful (and of the nature of) pure delight is called Nirvana or Moksha.
Description :
Moksha is that place, which is free from birth, old age, disease, death, grief, pain and fear; which has eternal simple and natural blissful delight, free from all KARMA Bondages and the purest state of such soul is called Moksha. Moksha is the name of enancipation from the bondage of all kinds of Karmas.
Just as a prisoner is passing his life behind the bars and after sometime, he is released from tthe prison. Then it is said that he has been liberated (set free) from Jail, In the same way this Jivatma soul is encircled with various karmas and that is why it is having its mundane existenee. It is busy in eating, drinking, weeping, crying, walking, moving and thinking good or evil and with this state of living existence, it is living in this world. On the day when this soul will leave all these worldly activities and attachments and will become free from karmas bondage, then it will get Moksha. Like a thief, who has stolen the property of others and has misappropriated it, with the result that he is put behind the prison bars in the same way, this worldly soul- Jivatma has adopted those objects which do not suit to its nature and this resulted that this Jivatma is now tied
