Destination of a Jiva

Destination of a Jiva

What happens to a jiva based on what they did as sadhana and whether they achieved Self-realisation?

1. आत्मज्ञानप्राप्तिः - पुनर्जन्म न भवति 

   1. If body is alive after Self-realisation - सद्योमुक्ति-जीवन्मुक्ति

   2. If body is cast away at Self-realisation - सद्योमुक्ति-विदेहमुक्ति

2. योगभ्रष्टः - in the path of jnana but did not reach the goal

   1. Enough चित्तशुद्धि - धीमताम् योगिनाम् कुले

   2. Not enough चित्तशुद्धि - शुचि श्रीमताम् गेहे

3. निष्काम-उपासकः

   1. If अहङ्ग्रहोपासकः - निर्गुणब्रह्म-उपासकः

      1. No desire at all - Liberation at death - विदेहमुक्ति

      2. A little desire left - Brahmaloka - क्रममुक्ति

   2. If अनहङ्ग्रहोपासकः - सगुणब्रह्म-उपासकः

      1. No desire at all except to be with Saguna Brahma: Brahmaloka (सालोक्य, सामीप्य, सारुप्य, सायुज्य - each higher than the other) until the end of Brahma-ji’s life, then will be dissolved into Prakriti but born again with new Brahma-ji in the next creation cycle (सम्भूत्युपासना, असम्भूत्युपासना)

      2. A few selfish desires - will become धार्मिक-सकाम-उपासक (see the next one below)

4. धार्मिक-सकाम-उपासकः

   1. कर्म - pitrloka, svargaloka - then return to mortal world once कर्मफल is over.

   2. कर्म + उपासना - maharloka, janaloka, tapaloka, brahmaloka - then return to mortal world once the उपासनाफल is over.

   3. मिश्रित-पाप-पुण्य-कर्म - मनुष्य-जन्म based on last thought during death (यथाश्रुतम्) and कर्म done in that life (यथाकर्म)

5. अधार्मिक-सकाम-जनः - lower states of plants or animals or lower worlds below bhuloka.