JIVANMUKTI VIVEKA: Part 1: Post-6. Swami Guru Bhaktananda.

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Tuesday 30, December 2025. 20:55.
JIVANMUKTI VIVEKA: 
Part 1: 
Pramana Prakarana: 
“The Evidence of Liberation”: 
IN 5 PARTS: 
THE ENQUIRY INTO LIBERATION 
REFLECTIONS: Swami Gurubhaktananda. 

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Mantras-4 & 5: The Four Types of Sannyasis:

1. 

viraktih dvividhā proktā = Indifference to the world is said to be of two kinds –  

2. 

tīvrā tīvratara iti cha; =  i) Strong; and ii) Stronger. 

3. 

satyām eva tu tīvrāyāṁ = If the dispassion that exists is of the Strong type, we have 

4. 

nyasyed yogī kuṭīchake. = the Kutichaka Yogi (Sannyasi) who stays fixed in seclusion.   

5. 

shaktah bahūdake = The able-bodied Bahudaka Sannyasi is the wandering type.  

6. 

tīvratarāyāṁ haṁsa saṁjnite; = The Stronger type, first attains the state of a Hamsa. 

7. 

mumukshhuh = when he matures in his desire for liberation, 

parame haṁse = he attains the state of a Paramahamsa, 

8. 

sākshhād vijnāna sādhane. =   which is the direct means to ultimate knowledge.

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 This Slogam is quoted directly from the Parashara Purana. The use of the diagram given on pg.10 is suggested for the remaining verses up to v.13.  

1 Weak Vairagya does not count for purposes of Sannyasa. The other two Vairagyas  may be split into two major categories, each of which is then split further into two minor types. All this classification is covered in these two slogas. 

2 The major categories are i) Strong; and ii) Stronger. There is no need for Strongest category, for that comes only when one attains the highest realisation.  

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1. THE “KUTICHAKA” SANNYASIN: 

3-4. 

Within the Strong Vairagi category, the first type reflects the obvious step to be taken by such a Vairagi: he separates himself from the rest of society and goes into seclusion. He may build a small kutir for himself in a quiet locality not frequented by people. From the word kutir is derived the name for this type of Sannyasa – Kutichaka. 

His is the life of a hermit, his kutir is his hermitage. It will be something very simple, certainly not a mansion. A thatched hut was common in the days of Vidyaranyaji. Nowadays, it may be a simply furnished room in an out-building of the family home. Here, he is able to practise his Upasanas (not Sravana, Manana and Nididhyasana). This type of Sannyasi would probably be a Bhakta devoted to a specific Deity. The Puranas have many descriptions of such Sannyasis, devoted to reading their particular Purana and chanting certain selected Suktams or Stutis. 

Yogee: “a Yogi”. People who lead such secluded lives are usually called Yogis by society. In this context, it simply means ‘a renouncer’. Swamiji mentioned that it refers to the life of Karma Yoga which he must have practised just prior to taking up this form of Sannyasa. The person now reduces or gives up his Karma Yoga activities and focuses on his Upasanas. This is the Kutichaka type of Sannyasi.  

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2. THE “BAHUDAKA” SANNYASIN 
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