Moksha : The Ultimate Independence

On the auspicious day of India's Independence , I thought of bringing out a post of a topic related to it. On this day our country got freedom from the British. If we talk in a mythological perspective freedom is always connected with Moksha, which is generally freedom of a soul from the birth and death cycle.

The ultimate Independence

What is Moksha? 

Moksha or Salvation in Indian Mythology is generally referred to liberation from the cycle of birth and death. When a person is enlightened enough to be a soul and is not connected with the world at all, he is given residence in the gods place, this is actually what we call MOKSHA. After many lives that we live we get the human form which is the most intellectual form of all species. We as human can raise ourselves from this worldly things and attain Moksha or Salvation.

Freedom from rebirth

Why Moksha?

Moksha is seen as the state of perfection. Is is achieved by practising Dharma. It lets oneself to get free from the cycle of birth and rebirth. He is no more connected to the world and is sent to the world of gods or Swarg or Vakhunt. Self Discipline is the path to Dharma, Moksha is self discipline that is so perfect that it becomes unconcious or second nature. Dharma is thus a means to Moksha.

Moksha : The Metaphor 

Moksha or Salvation is many times explained in the vedas and puranas through beautiful characters and stories. Metaphorically many things are carved into stories to explain Moksha concept clearly. One such story comes from Vaishnav Parampara (Vishnu purana or tradition) which tells the legend of an elephant called Gajendra , who is in pain as a crocodile Huhu has caught him in the Samasara Lake while he was drinking water. Vishnu, as the preserver comes to rescue him and takes Gajendra out of the lake by killing Huhu.

Moksha - Metaphor

Here the elephant Gajendra metaphorically depicts a human who is stuck in the lake of desires and is in pain of his sins (Huhu). He attains freedom from this bondage through devoting himself in the Dharma or Vishnu. This story beautifully depicts Moksha concept.

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