Vimoka: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Vimoka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual TheoryVimoka (विमोक) refers to “dismissal (of the praṇītā)”, and represents one of the traditional marriage rituals, according to Dadhirāma Marāsini’s 19th century Vivāhapaddhati (part of his Karmakāṇḍabhāskara) which is based on the Pāraskara-Gṛhyasūtra, a domestic manual in the Mādhyandina school of the Vājasaneyisaṃhitā.—If performed traditionally, high caste marriages among the Parbatiyas (Parbates/Paharis/Pahadis) or Indo-Nepalese people in Nepal are normally executed by following the course of events as presented in marriage manuals. The Praṇītā-vimoka rite is mentioned under the header called Concluding rites (homa, etc.).
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Pondicherry University: Consciousness in Viśiṣṭādvaita and DvaitaVimoka (विमोक) refers to “mental detachment” and represents one of the seven moral and spiritual disciplines (sādhana-saptaka), according to the religious practices of Rāmānuja’s ethics (sādhanās) for attaining liberation.—Mental Detachment (vimoka) involves detachment for empirical phenomenon or overcoming passions like anger, sexuality, jealousy, etc., because these restrict devotion (bhakti). [...] Rāmānuja emphasizes that persistent and sincere practise of these ethical disciplines [e.g., vimoka], together with detachment, discrimination, and performance of one’s duties, practise of attention and constant contemplation on God, will purify the mind of an aspirant and produce competence for realizing God as one’s inner self.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVimoka (विमोक).—[masculine] unharnessing, loosening, release etc. = vimukti.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vimoka (विमोक):—[=vi-moka] [from vi-muc] m. unyoking, unbending, cessation, termination, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Atharva-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] letting go, abandoning, giving up, [Agni-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] deliverance from ([ablative] or [compound]), [Nyāyamālā-vistara [Scholiast or Commentator]]
4) [v.s. ...] liberation from sensuality or worldly objects, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vimokam.
Ends with: Pranitavimoka, Vajravimoka.
Full-text: Vimokam, Vimokya, Vimoktri, Ayatayamata, Vimoktavya, Sadhana.
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Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) (by George Thibaut)
The Small Siddhanta < [First Adhyaya, First Pada]
The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha (by E. B. Cowell)