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| == वैदिकवाङ्मयेषु सामान्यधर्मः ॥ Samanya Dharma in Vaidika Vangmaya == | | == वैदिकवाङ्मयेषु सामान्यधर्मः ॥ Samanya Dharma in Vaidika Vangmaya == |
| Dharmas common to all<ref name=":0" /> referred to as Samanya Dharmas, numbering between 5-30, are mentioned across the [[Vaidika Vangmaya (वैदिकवाङ्मयम्)|Vaidika Vangmaya]] texts such as the [[Smrti (स्मृतिः)|Smrtis]], [[Itihasa (इतिहासः)|Itihasa]] and [[Puranas (पुराणानि)|Puranas]]. These tenets applicable to everyone,<ref name=":2" /> as they occur in various texts, are enumerated below. | | Dharmas common to all<ref name=":0" /> referred to as Samanya Dharmas, numbering between 5-30, are mentioned across the [[Vaidika Vangmaya (वैदिकवाङ्मयम्)|Vaidika Vangmaya]] texts such as the [[Smrti (स्मृतिः)|Smrtis]], [[Itihasa (इतिहासः)|Itihasa]] and [[Puranas (पुराणानि)|Puranas]]. These tenets applicable to everyone,<ref name=":2" /> as they occur in various texts, are enumerated below. |
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| + | === Samanya Dharma enlisted in Smrtis and Arthashastra<ref name=":2" /> === |
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− | |+Samanya Dharma as enlisted in Vaidika Vangmaya<ref name=":2" />
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| ![[Manusmrti (मनुस्मृतिः)|Manusmrti]] | | ![[Manusmrti (मनुस्मृतिः)|Manusmrti]] |
| ![[Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्रम्)|Arthashastra]] | | ![[Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्रम्)|Arthashastra]] |
| ![[Yajnavalkya Smrti (याज्ञवल्क्यस्मृतिः)|Yajnavalkya Smrti]] | | ![[Yajnavalkya Smrti (याज्ञवल्क्यस्मृतिः)|Yajnavalkya Smrti]] |
− | ![[Mahabharata (महाभारतम्)|Mahabharata]]
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− | !Vamana Purana
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− | !Bhagavata Purana
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| |5 tenets | | |5 tenets |
| |6 tenets | | |6 tenets |
| |9 tenets | | |9 tenets |
− | |9 tenets
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− | |14 tenets
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− | |30 tenets
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| # Daya (Mercy) | | # Daya (Mercy) |
| # Kshanti (Forgiveness)<ref>Rai Bahadur Srisa Chandra Vidyarnava (1918), [https://archive.org/details/yajnavalkyasmrit00yj/page/236/mode/2up?view=theater Yajnavalkya Smriti (Book 1)], Allahabad: The Panini Office</ref> | | # Kshanti (Forgiveness)<ref>Rai Bahadur Srisa Chandra Vidyarnava (1918), [https://archive.org/details/yajnavalkyasmrit00yj/page/236/mode/2up?view=theater Yajnavalkya Smriti (Book 1)], Allahabad: The Panini Office</ref> |
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| + | |अहिंसा सत्यं अस्तेयं शौचं इन्द्रियनिग्रहः । |
| + | एतं सामासिकं धर्मं चातुर्वर्ण्येऽब्रवीन्मनुः ॥ १०.६३ ॥<ref>Manusmrti, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%83/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaya 10]</ref> |
| + | |सर्वेषां अहिंसा सत्यं शौचं अनसूय आनृशंस्यं क्षमा च ॥ ०१.३.१३ ॥<ref>Arthashastra, Adhikarana 1, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D_%E0%A5%A7/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A9 Adhyaya 3]</ref> |
| + | |अहिंसा सत्यं अस्तेयं शौचं इन्द्रियनिग्रहः । |
| + | दानं दमो दया क्षान्तिः सर्वेषां धर्मसाधनम् ॥ १.१२२ ॥<ref>Yajnavalkya Smrti, Adhyaya 1 (Achara Adhyaya), [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9E%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%83/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D Grhasthadharma Prakarana]</ref> |
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| + | |ahiṁsā satyaṁ asteyaṁ śaucaṁ indriyanigrahaḥ । |
| + | etaṁ sāmāsikaṁ dharmaṁ cāturvarṇye'bravīnmanuḥ ॥ 10.63 ॥ |
| + | |sarveṣāṁ ahiṁsā satyaṁ śaucaṁ anasūya ānr̥śaṁsyaṁ kṣamā ca ॥ 01.3.13 ॥ |
| + | |ahiṁsā satyaṁ asteyaṁ śaucaṁ indriyanigrahaḥ । |
| + | dānaṁ damo dayā kṣāntiḥ sarveṣāṁ dharmasādhanam ॥ 1.122 ॥ |
| + | |} |
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| + | === Samanya Dharma enlisted in Itihasas and Puranas<ref name=":2" /> === |
| + | {| class="wikitable" |
| + | ![[Mahabharata (महाभारतम्)|Mahabharata]] |
| + | !Vamana Purana |
| + | !Agni Purana |
| + | !Bhagavata Purana |
| + | |- |
| + | |9 tenets |
| + | |14 tenets |
| + | |16 tenets |
| + | |30 tenets |
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| # Akrodha (Freedom from anger) | | # Akrodha (Freedom from anger) |
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| # Adroha (Absence of enmity) | | # Adroha (Absence of enmity) |
| # Arjava (Straightforwardness) | | # Arjava (Straightforwardness) |
− | # Bhrtya Bharana (Maintainence of dependents)<ref name=":5">M.Rama Jois (2004), Trivarga, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.</ref> | + | # Bhrtya Bharana (Maintainence of dependents)<ref name=":5" /> |
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| # Svadhyaya (Perseverance) | | # Svadhyaya (Perseverance) |
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| # Shaucha (Purity) | | # Shaucha (Purity) |
| # Mangalya (Benevolence) | | # Mangalya (Benevolence) |
− | # [[Bhakti (भक्तिः)|Bhakti]] (Devotion)<ref>[https://archive.org/details/vamanapuranavaishnavaupapuranasanskritenglishocr/page/n79/mode/2up?view=theater Vamana Purana (Translation)]</ref> | + | #[[Bhakti (भक्तिः)|Bhakti]] (Devotion)<ref>[https://archive.org/details/vamanapuranavaishnavaupapuranasanskritenglishocr/page/n79/mode/2up?view=theater Vamana Purana (Translation)]</ref> |
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| + | # Ahimsa (Abstaining from killing) |
| + | # Satya Vachana (Truthfulness) |
| + | # Daya (Compassion) |
| + | # Bhuta Anugraha (Kindness towards all beings) |
| + | # Tirtha Anusarana (Visiting tirtha kshetras) |
| + | # Dana (Munificence) |
| + | # [[Brahmacharya (ब्रह्मचर्यम्)|Brahmacharya]] (Celibacy) |
| + | # Amatsara (Non-jealous) |
| + | # Deva Dvijati Guru Shushrusha (Service to deities, brahmanas and preceptors) |
| + | # Sarva Dharma Shravana (Listening to all the laws of conduct) |
| + | # Pitr Pujana (Worship of ancestors) |
| + | # Nrpati Bhakti (Veneration towards the ruler) |
| + | # Nitya Sat Shastranetrata (Sustained interests in Good scriptures) |
| + | # Anrshamshya (Mercy) |
| + | # Titiksha (Forbearance) |
| + | # Astikya (Belief in the Vedas)<ref>[https://archive.org/details/AgniPuranaUnabridgedEnglishMotilal/page/n441/mode/2up?view=theater The Agni Purana (Part 2)], Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited.</ref> |
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| # Satya (Truthfulness) | | # Satya (Truthfulness) |
| # Daya (Compassion) | | # Daya (Compassion) |
− | # [[Tapas (तपस्)|Tapa]] (Austerity) | + | #[[Tapas (तपस्)|Tapa]] (Austerity) |
| # Shaucha (Purity) | | # Shaucha (Purity) |
| # Titiksheksha (Endurance) | | # Titiksheksha (Endurance) |
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| # Dama (Control of the senses) | | # Dama (Control of the senses) |
| # Ahimsa (Non-violence) | | # Ahimsa (Non-violence) |
− | # [[Brahmacharya (ब्रह्मचर्यम्)|Brahmacharya]] (celibacy) | + | # Brahmacharya (celibacy) |
| # Tyaga (sacrifice) | | # Tyaga (sacrifice) |
| # Svadhyaya (Study of Vedas) | | # Svadhyaya (Study of Vedas) |
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| # Atma Samarpana (Dedication of oneself to Hari)<ref name=":6">Ganesh Vasudeo Tagare, The Bhagavata Purana (Part III), Ancient Indian Tradition & Mythology (Volume 9), Edited by J.L.Shastri, New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.150116/page/n95 P.no.964].</ref> | | # Atma Samarpana (Dedication of oneself to Hari)<ref name=":6">Ganesh Vasudeo Tagare, The Bhagavata Purana (Part III), Ancient Indian Tradition & Mythology (Volume 9), Edited by J.L.Shastri, New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.150116/page/n95 P.no.964].</ref> |
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− | |अहिंसा सत्यं अस्तेयं शौचं इन्द्रियनिग्रहः ।
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− | एतं सामासिकं धर्मं चातुर्वर्ण्येऽब्रवीन्मनुः ॥ १०.६३ ॥<ref>Manusmrti, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%83/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaya 10]</ref>
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− | |सर्वेषां अहिंसा सत्यं शौचं अनसूय आनृशंस्यं क्षमा च ॥ ०१.३.१३ ॥<ref>Arthashastra, Adhikarana 1, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D_%E0%A5%A7/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A9 Adhyaya 3]</ref>
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− | |अहिंसा सत्यं अस्तेयं शौचं इन्द्रियनिग्रहः ।
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− | दानं दमो दया क्षान्तिः सर्वेषां धर्मसाधनम् ॥ १.१२२ ॥<ref>Yajnavalkya Smrti, Adhyaya 1 (Achara Adhyaya), [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9E%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%83/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D Grhasthadharma Prakarana]</ref>
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| |अक्रोधः सत्यवचनं संविभागः क्षमा तथा । | | |अक्रोधः सत्यवचनं संविभागः क्षमा तथा । |
| प्रजनः स्वेषु दारेषु शौचमद्रोह एव च ॥ १२.५९.९ ॥ | | प्रजनः स्वेषु दारेषु शौचमद्रोह एव च ॥ १२.५९.९ ॥ |
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| शंकरे भास्करे देव्यां धर्मोऽयं मानवः स्मृतः ॥ ११.२४ ॥<ref>Vamana Purana, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%BD%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaya 11]</ref> | | शंकरे भास्करे देव्यां धर्मोऽयं मानवः स्मृतः ॥ ११.२४ ॥<ref>Vamana Purana, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%BD%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaya 11]</ref> |
| + | |अहिंसा सत्यवचनन्दया भूतेष्वनुग्रहः । |
| + | तीर्थानुसरणं दानं ब्रह्मचर्यममत्सरः ॥१५१.३ |
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| + | देवद्विजातिशुश्रूषा गुरूणाञ्च भृगूत्तम । |
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| + | श्रवणं सर्वधर्माणां पितॄणां पूजनं तथा ॥१५१.४ |
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| + | भक्तिश्च नृपतौ नित्यं तथा सच्छास्त्रनेत्रता । |
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| + | आनृशंष्यन्तितिक्षा च तथा चास्तिक्यमेव च ॥१५१.५ |
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| + | वर्णाश्रमाणां सामान्यं धर्माधर्मं समीरितं ।१५१.६<ref>Agni Purana, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%AB%E0%A5%A7 Adhyaya 151]</ref> |
| |सत्यं दया तपः शौचं तितिक्षेक्षा शमो दमः । अहिंसा ब्रह्मचर्यं च त्यागः स्वाध्याय आर्जवम् ॥ ८ ॥ | | |सत्यं दया तपः शौचं तितिक्षेक्षा शमो दमः । अहिंसा ब्रह्मचर्यं च त्यागः स्वाध्याय आर्जवम् ॥ ८ ॥ |
| सन्तोषः समदृक् सेवा ग्राम्येहोपरमः शनैः । नृणां विपर्ययेहेक्षा मौनं आत्मविमर्शनम् ॥ ९ ॥ | | सन्तोषः समदृक् सेवा ग्राम्येहोपरमः शनैः । नृणां विपर्ययेहेक्षा मौनं आत्मविमर्शनम् ॥ ९ ॥ |
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| नृणामयं परो धर्मः सर्वेषां समुदाहृतः । त्रिंशत् लक्षणवान् राजन् सर्वात्मा येन तुष्यति ॥ १२ ॥<ref name=":4">Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 7, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%AD/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A7 Adhyaya 11].</ref> | | नृणामयं परो धर्मः सर्वेषां समुदाहृतः । त्रिंशत् लक्षणवान् राजन् सर्वात्मा येन तुष्यति ॥ १२ ॥<ref name=":4">Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 7, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%AD/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A7 Adhyaya 11].</ref> |
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− | |ahiṁsā satyaṁ asteyaṁ śaucaṁ indriyanigrahaḥ ।
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− | etaṁ sāmāsikaṁ dharmaṁ cāturvarṇye'bravīnmanuḥ ॥ 10.63 ॥
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− | |sarveṣāṁ ahiṁsā satyaṁ śaucaṁ anasūya ānr̥śaṁsyaṁ kṣamā ca ॥ 01.3.13 ॥
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− | |ahiṁsā satyaṁ asteyaṁ śaucaṁ indriyanigrahaḥ ।
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− | dānaṁ damo dayā kṣāntiḥ sarveṣāṁ dharmasādhanam ॥ 1.122 ॥
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| |akrodhaḥ satyavacanaṁ saṁvibhāgaḥ kṣamā tathā । | | |akrodhaḥ satyavacanaṁ saṁvibhāgaḥ kṣamā tathā । |
| prajanaḥ sveṣu dāreṣu śaucamadroha eva ca ॥ 12.59.9 ॥ | | prajanaḥ sveṣu dāreṣu śaucamadroha eva ca ॥ 12.59.9 ॥ |
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| śaṁkare bhāskare devyāṁ dharmo'yaṁ mānavaḥ smr̥taḥ ॥ 11.24 ॥ | | śaṁkare bhāskare devyāṁ dharmo'yaṁ mānavaḥ smr̥taḥ ॥ 11.24 ॥ |
| + | |ahiṁsā satyavacanandayā bhūteṣvanugrahaḥ । |
| + | tīrthānusaraṇaṁ dānaṁ brahmacaryamamatsaraḥ ॥151.3 |
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| + | devadvijātiśuśrūṣā gurūṇāñca bhr̥gūttama । |
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| + | śravaṇaṁ sarvadharmāṇāṁ pitr̥̄ṇāṁ pūjanaṁ tathā ॥151.4 |
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| + | bhaktiśca nr̥patau nityaṁ tathā sacchāstranetratā । |
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| + | ānr̥śaṁṣyantitikṣā ca tathā cāstikyameva ca ॥151.5 |
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| + | varṇāśramāṇāṁ sāmānyaṁ dharmādharmaṁ samīritaṁ ।151.6 |
| |satyaṁ dayā tapaḥ śaucaṁ titikṣekṣā śamo damaḥ । ahiṁsā brahmacaryaṁ ca tyāgaḥ svādhyāya ārjavam ॥ 8 ॥ | | |satyaṁ dayā tapaḥ śaucaṁ titikṣekṣā śamo damaḥ । ahiṁsā brahmacaryaṁ ca tyāgaḥ svādhyāya ārjavam ॥ 8 ॥ |
| santoṣaḥ samadr̥k sevā grāmyehoparamaḥ śanaiḥ । nr̥ṇāṁ viparyayehekṣā maunaṁ ātmavimarśanam ॥ 9 ॥ | | santoṣaḥ samadr̥k sevā grāmyehoparamaḥ śanaiḥ । nr̥ṇāṁ viparyayehekṣā maunaṁ ātmavimarśanam ॥ 9 ॥ |
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| == प्रचुरोक्ताः सामान्यधर्माः ॥ Persistent tenets == | | == प्रचुरोक्ताः सामान्यधर्माः ॥ Persistent tenets == |
− | It is seen that Samanya Dharma or principles applicable to all<ref name=":5" /> are enlisted in various texts. Manusmrti gives a list of 5 tenets; Arthashastra mentions 6 tenets; Yajnavalkya Smrti mentions 9 tenets; Mahabharata also mentions 9 tenets; Vamana Purana mentions 14 tenets; while the Bhagavata Purana mentions 30 tenets as Samanya Dharma.<ref name=":2" /> | + | It is seen that Samanya Dharma or principles applicable to all<ref name=":5">M.Rama Jois (2004), Trivarga, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.</ref> are enlisted in various texts. Manusmrti gives a list of 5 tenets; Arthashastra mentions 6 tenets; Yajnavalkya Smrti mentions 9 tenets; Mahabharata also mentions 9 tenets; Vamana Purana mentions 14 tenets; while the Bhagavata Purana mentions 30 tenets as Samanya Dharma.<ref name=":2" /> |
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| The 5 tenets mentioned in Manusmrti that find mention at all instances that enlist Samanya Dharma include<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" /> | | The 5 tenets mentioned in Manusmrti that find mention at all instances that enlist Samanya Dharma include<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" /> |