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'Mok?a' is a very small word but has so many importance, significance and power in Indian literature and culture. This word derives from the Sanskrit dh?tup??h; the dh?tu named 'muc' which means 'Mukti' or freedom. What is 'Mok?a'? it is a big question among us. The Indians use this word very frequently. But a very small part of people knows the actual meaning of Mok?a. In Vedic Literature r?i's uttered mantras regarding mok?a. They kept tough spiritual practices for so long years to achieve this salvation. Mok?a is also called as Nirv??a, Mukti, Vimukti, Vimok?a etc. Not only in Hinduism but it also has different emancipations in Buddhism, Jainism etc. In a word Nirv??a or Mok?a means 'Freedom.' Freedom from the Sa?s?ra, in a broad sense the ultimate freedom from death and rebirth. Upani?ads, G?t? they show the path of salvation. But apart from these; different literatures have different paths to give the explanation or analysis of salvation. Kau?ilya has shown another type of path or way of life of freedom or mok?a. In this paper I have tried to compare or analyze the concept of mok?a in the light of Ved?nta philosophy with the Kau?ilya's 'Artha??stra. Artha??stra has completely the different perspective of freedom which we can relate in modern day's perspective also. So, it can be said that this paper is a comparative study between Ved?ta and Artha??stra.