[Advaita-l] Looking for a Sanskrit quote, please

Krishnan S krishnan.sankara at gmail.com
Sat Apr 10 02:20:00 EDT 2021


Sri Subrahmanian ji

Thanks a lot

Krishnan



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04/10/21,
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On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 11:08 AM V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
> On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 10:22 AM Krishnan S via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear Scholars,
>>
>> I am requiring a Sanskrit  quote from our scriptures meaning that "
>> Liberation (Moksha) is (or must be) the aim of our  human life"
>>
>
> 'Atma-laabhaat param na vidyate'  (unknown source),  'ayam tu paramo
> dharmo yad yogena atmadarshanam' (Sage Yajnavalkya)
>
> [There is nothing greater than realizing one's Self]   [This is the
> highest dharma which is realizing the Atman through Yoga, the appropriate
> means.]
>
> Kenopanishat says: iha chet avedit atha satyamasti, no chediha avedit
> mahati vinashtih'   [If the Atman is realized in this body, birth, that is
> the greatest achievement.  If this is not accomplished, there is no greater
> loss than that. ]
>
> There are many such statements that extoll Moksha.  All these mean what
> you have stated.
>
> regards
>
>
>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Krishnan.S
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