The Jivanmukti-viveka; or, The Path to Liberation in This Life

by Mādhava Vidyāranya Kannada, Manilal Nabhubhai Dvivedi, Bombay Theosophical Fund

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Genres: Philosophy

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Mādhava; Nandalal Dhole; Bhāratītirtha.; Society for the resuscitation of Indian literature, Calcutta.
AKA

Mādhava; Mādhava Āchārya; Mādhava Charya; Mādhavāćārya; Mādhavāmātya; Mādhavārya; Mādhava-Mantri; Vidyāraṇyasarswati; Vidyāraṇya; Mādhava Vidyāraṇya; Sāyaṇa Mādhavāchārya; Mādhava, son of Māyaṇa, called Vidyāraṇya; Āchārya, Mādhava; Vidyāraṇya, Mādhava; Mādhavāchārya, Sāyaṇa; Vidyāraṇyasvāmī; Vidyāraṇya Bhāratī; Bhāratī, Vidyāraṇya; Saint Vidyāraṇya; Vityāraṇya Cuvāmikaḷ; Cuvāmukaḷ, Vityāraṇya

Vidyāraṇya (Kannada: ವಿದ್ಯಾರಣ್ಯ also known as Mādhava Vidyāranya Kannada: ಮಾಧವ ವಿದ್ಯಾರಣ್ಯ) is variously known as being a kingmaker, patron saint and high priest to Harihara Raya I and Bukka Raya I, the founders of the Vijayanagar Empire. He was the 12th Jagadguru of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham from 1380 to 1386 A.D. He was born to Māyaṇācārya and Śrīmatīdevī in Pampakṣetra (modern day Hampi) in 1268 CE. Another account has it that he was born in Ekasila nagari (modern Warangal). He helped the brothers establish the empire sometime in 1336 AD. He later served as a mentor and guide to three generations of kings who ruled over the Vijayanagar empire. Vijayanagara or Hampi, the capital of the empire, has a temple dedicated to Mādhavācārya. He is the author of the Sarvadarśanasaṅ̇graha (सर्वदर्शनसङ्रह), a compendium of different philosophical schools of Hindu thought and Pañcadaśī, an important text in the Advaita Vedanta tradition.

Reviews

[Aravind · Rating 5 out of 5]

I began reading this book after a basic introduction of Advaita from Kanchi Paramacharyas "Dheivathin Kural", a translation of "Viveka Chudamani" and an undecipherable version of "Upadesa Sahasri". Firstly, the English translation was easy to understand and precise! This made reading the scripture a non-tedious job.

The first chapter on the proof of Jivan Mukta was a little difficult to grasp as I had no prior knowledge of the 'Sanyasa-Lakshana'. However, in the subsequent chapters, Advaita philosphy was dealt in great detail and it became much easier for me to follow. Swami Vidyaranya, though having composed this in the 14th century, has done a great deal of service to us in the 21st century by picking verses from almost all the Scriptures that are in existence.

He is the quintessential teacher, a man with an ocean of knowledge, picking up the right source at the correct conjuncture to drive home his point. I am now looking forward to reading his "Panchadasi", which is a very highly recommended for beginners.

(Note: My ratings are to be taken as just a mere number, as reading scriptures of Vedanta is beyond the scope of human evaluation)

[Alexandria · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book more fully explores the path to liberation via the three avenues of direct knowledge, elimination of the latent tendencies and impressions, and the quieting of the mind. I found it to be a very helpful and clearly presented book.

[chaity · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely phenomenal creation
Must read for sincere spiritual aspirants