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Mukthi is of Four Kinds Worship, with fixity of consciousness and purity of feeling and free
of all extraneous thought, becomes itself Bhaavasamadhi. As a result of
this Bhaavasamadhi, the Lord appears before the inner eye of the devotee,
in the form which he has chosen for worship. The vision is not a matter
of imagination; it is a 'face' experience. Without difference of location,
he can abide in the presence of the Lord, in the self-same place. This
is called Saalokyamukthi. Besides being always with the Lord, as in Saalokyamukthi,
Bhakthas realise all that they see as the glory of the Lord. The experience
is referred to as Saamipyamukthi. Existing ever with the Lord, witnessing
always the glory of the Lord, and becoming suffused with God-consciousness
is Saarupyamukthi. This is the final fruit of bhakthi Sastra. But, at
this stage, there is yet a trace of differential feeling, so the Adwaitha
Siddhantha will not admit it as the highest. Simply because the bhaktha
has Saarupya or same Rupa as the Lord, we cannot take it that he has powers
of Creation, Preservation and Destruction, which the Lord possesses. It
is only when all trace of difference disappears, and unity is attained
that the highest stage is reached. This is what is called, Saayujya. This
comes of diving Grace, won by the Essence of the Sadhana of each; it cannot
be claimed as the fruit of effort. The Bhaktha will aspire for this merging
or Aikyam. He wishes to serve the Lord as he pleases and to experience
the joy of the Form which he has attributed to the Lord. But, the Lord
out of His Grace, gives him not only Saalokya, Saamipya and Saarupya but
also, Saayujya! Bhakthimarga results also in the attainment of Brahmajnana.
Even if the Bhaktha does not crave for it, the Lord Himself vouchsafes
it to him. The Saayujyamukthi is also referred to as Ekaanthamukthi. |