What’s the difference between jivanmukti and videhamukti? This Q&A explains the key terms “vimukta” and “vimucyate”: one means freedom from inner distortions like lust, anger, greed, attachment, praise–blame, and rivalry; the other means freedom from body-identification (deh-bhān), the feeling “I am the body.” The answer also clarifies why King Janaka is described as videhamukta—while still ruling.