[Advaita-l] Why the idea of a ‘Mukti-sthāna/abode’ is not absolutely true?

[V Subrahmanian]

On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM Raghav Kumar Dwivedula via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaste Subbu ji
> Thank you for the article. Is there any yukti directly given in any verse
> that any concept of “Nitya vaikunṭha loka” with the word loka as a special
> divine *eternal* place etc., is logically impossible because “sAvayavatvAt
> anityatvaM” or “dRshyatvAt anityatvaM” etc. Anything that is seen of has
> parts is non-eternal. While yukti stands on its own legs, still
> sometimes such yuktis are given in Shruti or smRti giving them a certain
> finality.
>

Dear Raghav ji,

There is one verse which has this statement, which I have cited in the
article, from the Bhagavatam itself:

*यथा* *मनोरथः* *स्वप्नः* *सर्वमैन्द्रियकं* *मृषा* ॥४८॥  This means: just
like imagination, dream, all that is perceived is mithya. So, here we have
the yukti: dRshyatvAt mithya.'  But those who argue for the reality of the
Vaikuntha say that that loka is not material, prAkRta, but a-prAkRta and
hence will not follow the above yukti.

In any case, in the Laghu chandrika commentary to the Advaita siddhi, it is
stated that 'there is no pramANa for an uncreated Vaikuntha loka.  Advaita
Siddhi too denies absolute eternality to such lokas.

regards
subbu

>
> Om
> Ra
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> On Wed, 20 Aug 2025 at 1:29 PM, V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > This is a file giving details that the Bhāgavata, in harmony with
> Vedānta,
> > teaches that the essence of liberation is nothing other than
> > *brahmātmaikatva-jñāna*—the knowledge of one’s identity with Brahman and
> > not abiding in a mukti loka.
> >
> > English version:
> >
> >
> >
> https://adbhutam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/why-the-idea-of-a-mukti-loka-is-not-absolutely-real.pdf
> >
> > Kannada version:
> >
> >
> >
> https://adbhutam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/is-mukti-loka-absolute-kannada.pdf
> >
> > warm regards
> > subbu
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