Mumukṣutva is the burning desire to be free from bondage. Advaita teachers say that when it is intense, the other qualifications follow; when it is weak, study remains mere learning. The Vivekacūḍāmaṇi compares the seeker to one whose head is on fire, rushing to water.
Mumukṣutva
The longing for liberation: the fourth qualification of the seeker in Advaita Vedānta.
Also: Mumukshutva