Sāmīpya
Sāmīpya · samīpa-ya, “nearness”
Grammar: neuter noun, the abstract noun from samīpa (near): “nearness”.
Meaning: a kind of mukti: being near Śrī Hari. It is named with sālokya (the same loka), sārūpya (likeness of form), sārshṭi (equal powers) and sāyujya (union).
In the scriptures: the Bhāgavata Purāṇa names sāmīpya as a mukti that the pure bhaktas refuse.
Refused by the bhaktas. Kapila tells his mother Devahūti that the nirguṇa bhaktas delight only in his service and will not take sālokya, sārshṭi, sāmīpya, sārūpya or sāyujya even if they are given (Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 3, Chapter 29). Śrī Hari tells Durvāsā that his bhaktas, content with his service, do not desire even sālokya, sāmīpya, sārūpya and sāyujya, still less svarga, which time devours (Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 9, Chapter 4).
In the Bhavishya Purāṇa: the Pratisarga Parva tells that sāmīpya moksha is born of bhakti (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 7).
Related terms: Mukti · Sālokya · Sārūpya · Sāyujya · Bhakti
Sources
- Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 3, Chapter 29; Skandha 9, Chapter 4
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 7