24.121

moksakanksi jnani haya tina-prakara

mumuksu, jivan-mukta, prapta-svarupa ara

SYNONYMS

moksa-akanksi—those who desire to merge into the impersonal Brahman; jnani—advanced in knowledge; haya—are; tina-prakara—three varieties; mumuksu—desiring to be liberated; jivat-mukta—already liberated, even in this life; prapta-svarupa—self-realized; ara—and "Those who wish to merge into the impersonal Brahman are also divided into three categories-those desiring to be liberated, those already liberated and those who have realized Brahman.