Vinirmukta: 11 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Vinirmukta (विनिर्मुक्त) refers to “one who is without” (the duality of desire), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] Without utterance, incomparable, free of the impurity that is thought and the duality of desire [i.e., icchādvandva-vinirmukta], it is the undisturbed (stream up to the Transmental) with six parts. This is said to be the differentiated form of liberation. The undifferentiated (form—niṣkala) is said to (come) at the end of that. Once known the differentiated and the undifferentiated (forms of liberation), the yogi is freed from the mortal condition. I will now expound the sixfold introduction to the differentiated (sakala aspect). [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Vinirmukta (विनिर्मुक्त) refers to “being liberated (from all disease)”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 19.88-89ab, while describing the ritual that protect the king and his kingdom]—“Enemies [i.e., harmful spirits] do [the king] no harm [when the Mantrin] gives him a flower or betel-leaf that is consecrated by the mantra. The mantravid should consecrate [the king’s] food with this mantra. Eating [the food while imagining himself situated] in the middle of two moons, he consumes the nectar. The king stays on earth, liberated from all disease (sarvavyādhi-vinirmukta)”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Vinirmukta (विनिर्मुक्त) refers to “being free from (the multitude of mantras)”, according to the Kaulajñānanirṇaya 14.82-84.—Accordingly: [The goddess said]: “[What is] the highest reality which is free from (vinirmukta) the multitude of mantras, Prāṇāyāma and meditation on Cakras, and is an immediate cause of paranormal powers (siddhi), has no interior and [yet] is in the body, and is the destroyer of doubt?”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Vinirmukta (विनिर्मुक्त) refers to “being free from” (pleasure and impatience), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] The dispassionate does not praise the good or blame the wicked. Content and equal in pain and pleasure, he sees nothing that needs doing. The wise man does not dislike Saṃsāra or seek to know himself. Free from (vinirmukta) pleasure and impatience, he is not dead and he is not alive. [harṣāmarṣavinirmukto na mṛto na ca jīvati] [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
vinirmukta (विनिर्मुक्त).—p S Loosed, liberated, set at large or free.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Vinirmukta (विनिर्मुक्त).—mfn.
(-ktaḥ-ktā-ktaṃ) 1. Liberated, let loose or free. 2. Exempt, free from. E. vi and nir, before muc to loose, kta aff.
Vinirmukta (विनिर्मुक्त).—[adjective] hurled, thrown; escaped, freed from or rid of ([ablative], [instrumental], or —°).
1) Vinirmukta (विनिर्मुक्त):—[=vi-nirmukta] [from vinir-muc] mfn. liberated, escaped, free or exempt from ([instrumental case] or [compound]), [Mahābhārata; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Suśruta] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] discharged, shot off, hurled, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Vinirmukta (विनिर्मुक्त):—[vi-nir-mukta] (ktaḥ-ktā-ktaṃ) a. Liberated.
Vinirmukta (विनिर्मुक्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Viṇimmukka.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Nepali dictionary
Vinirmukta (विनिर्मुक्त):—adj. free; released;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Nirmukta, Vi, Mukta.
Full-text (+18): Bhavabhavavinirmukta, Bhavavinirmukta, Abhavavinirmukta, Astinastivinirmukta, Atmya, Vinirmukt, Vinimmukka, Pakshapatavinirmukta, Samuc, Dhyanadharanavinirmukta, Dharanavinirmukta, Dhyanavinirmukta, Gamagamavinirmukta, Agamavinirmukta, Li you wu, Jie tuo fa, Li you li wu, Avidagdha, Mantrajala, Dharmadharma.
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