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| * In this state, the mother plays a prime role with the father lending a supportive hand. | | * In this state, the mother plays a prime role with the father lending a supportive hand. |
| * All those activities prescribed for the stage of 'before conception' that can be performed now, should be continued with the permission of a medical adviser. | | * All those activities prescribed for the stage of 'before conception' that can be performed now, should be continued with the permission of a medical adviser. |
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| + | *The definition of Dharma as Dashalakshana Dharma in Manusmrti is widely accepted. That is as follows. |
| + | <blockquote>धृतिः क्षमा दमोऽस्तेयं शौचं इन्द्रियनिग्रहः । धीर्विद्या सत्यं अक्रोधो दशकं धर्मलक्षणम् । । ६.९२ । ।<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%B7%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaaya 6.]</ref></blockquote><blockquote>''dhr̥tiḥ kṣamā damo'steyaṁ śaucaṁ indriyanigrahaḥ । dhīrvidyā satyaṁ akrodho daśakaṁ dharmalakṣaṇam । । 6.92 । ।''</blockquote>Meaning: Contentment, forgiveness, self-control, abstention from unrighteously appropriating anything, observance of purity, restraint of desires, cultivation of wisdom, knowledge [of the supreme Reality], truthfulness, and abstention from anger, [form] the tenfold law.<ref name=":12">Pt. Sri Rama Ramanuja Acharya, [http://www.srimatham.com/uploads/5/5/4/9/5549439/manu_for_modern_times.pdf The Laws of Manu for the 21st Century], srimatham.com</ref> |
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| + | These are the 10 lakshanas of Dharma. |
| * The foundation of Yama and Niyama explained in the Ashtanga Yoga should be laid in this stage. | | * The foundation of Yama and Niyama explained in the Ashtanga Yoga should be laid in this stage. |
| * Internalising Yama and Niyama is indispensable for all the varnas. | | * Internalising Yama and Niyama is indispensable for all the varnas. |
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| ==== क्षत्रियवर्णः ॥ Kshatriya Varna ==== | | ==== क्षत्रियवर्णः ॥ Kshatriya Varna ==== |
− | * Reading and teaching the stories of Samrats and the protectors of Dharma. | + | * Reading and teaching the stories of Samrats and the upholders of Dharma. |
| * Aiming at improving physical strength, health, war skills with due care for the state of pregnancy under the guidance of a medical adviser. | | * Aiming at improving physical strength, health, war skills with due care for the state of pregnancy under the guidance of a medical adviser. |
| * Acquiring the company of upholders of Dharma. | | * Acquiring the company of upholders of Dharma. |
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| ==== वैश्यवर्णः ॥ Vaishya Varna ==== | | ==== वैश्यवर्णः ॥ Vaishya Varna ==== |
| * Acquiring the company of upholders of Dharma. | | * Acquiring the company of upholders of Dharma. |
− | * Donating money, providing time and facilities. | + | * Giving monetary donations, time and infrastructure. |
| * Reading and teaching the stories of Raja Raghu and Harshavardhana. | | * Reading and teaching the stories of Raja Raghu and Harshavardhana. |
| * Learning byheart stotras like the Ekatmata stotra. | | * Learning byheart stotras like the Ekatmata stotra. |