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| + | Purusharthas are very vital for people to lead their lives to the fullest. An individual will only find self-fulfillment and contentment, when he is able to understand his inner potential and work towards realizing them on the ground, all the while also fulfilling his other basic needs, on the one hand and slowly moving towards spiritual emancipation, on the other. Thus, performance of svadharma or righteous duties constitute the key to attaining overall wellbeing by an individual. |
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| Dharma traditions enunciate these righteous duties as having two aspects. The first is the | | Dharma traditions enunciate these righteous duties as having two aspects. The first is the |
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| Meaning : Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truthfulness), Asteya (not coveting the property of others), Shoucham (purity), and Indriyanigraha ( control of senses) are, in brief, the common Dhaima for all.<ref>Justice M.Rama Jois, [https://www.vhp-america.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/DHARMA_Ram_Jois.pdf Dharma The Global Ethic].</ref> | | Meaning : Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truthfulness), Asteya (not coveting the property of others), Shoucham (purity), and Indriyanigraha ( control of senses) are, in brief, the common Dhaima for all.<ref>Justice M.Rama Jois, [https://www.vhp-america.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/DHARMA_Ram_Jois.pdf Dharma The Global Ethic].</ref> |
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| + | The principles of Samanya Dharma applicable to all and which |
| + | should be the controlling factor were put under five heads in Manusmnriti: |
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| + | अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयं शौचम् इन्द्रियनिग्रहः । एतं सामासिकं धर्मं चातुर्वर्ण्येऽब्रवीन्मनुः ॥ |
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| + | Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truthfulness), Asteya (not acquiring illegitimate wealth), Shoucham (purity), and |
| + | Indriyanigraha (control of senses) are, in brief, the common |
| + | Dharma for all the varnas. |
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| + | Mahabharata had put it under nine heads :- |
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| + | अक्रोधः सत्यवचनं संविभागः क्षमा तथा । प्रजनः स्वेषु दारेषु शौचमद्रोह एव च ॥ आर्जवं भृत्यभरणं नवैते सार्ववर्णिकाः । |
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| + | Truthfulness, to be free from anger, sharing wealth with |
| + | others, (samvibhaga) forgiveness, procreation of children |
| + | from one’s wife alone, purity, absence of enmity, |
| + | straightforwardness and maintaining persons dependent |
| + | on oneself are the nine rules of the Dharma for persons |
| + | belonging to all the yarnas. (Mahabharata Shantiparva — |
| + | 6-7-8).<ref>M.Rama Jois (2004), Trivarga, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.</ref> |
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| == References == | | == References == |
| [[Category:Dharmas]] | | [[Category:Dharmas]] |