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The above article is a clear recognition of the efficacy and necessity of the Dharma of the husband and the wife evolved in this land from the most ancient times as the foundation of social life.<ref name=":0" />
The above article is a clear recognition of the efficacy and necessity of the Dharma of the husband and the wife evolved in this land from the most ancient times as the foundation of social life.<ref name=":0" />
== Trivarga and Human Rights ==
Bharatiya values regarding human rights evolved on the basis of Trivarga perhaps have the oldest pedigree. Rigveda which is regarded as the oldest document, declares that all human beings are equal and they are brothers. The Atharvana Veda declared that all human beings have equal right over water and food [natural resources]. The Vedas including Upanishads [Shruti] were the primordial source of ‘Dharma’ which is a compendious term for all the human rights and duties, the observance of which was regarded as essential for securing peace and happiness to individuals and the society as well. The duty to conform to Dharma in acquisition of wealth and fulfillment of desires, has been the injunction of Trivarga to all, which was intended to protect the basic human rights of all.
This aspect is pointed out by the Supreme Court of India thus:
“These fundamental rights represent the basic values cherished by the people of this Country since the Vedic times and they are calculated to protect the dignity of the individual and create conditions in which every human being can develop his personality to the fullest extent.”
=== Duty based rights ===
The unique method evolved by the great thinkers who moulded the civilization and culture of India was to secure the rights to every individual by creating a corresponding duty in other individuals. This was, for the reason that they considered that sense of right always emanates from selfishness whereas the sense of duty always generates selflessness. Therefore, every kind of right evolved which became the value of Bharatiya culture was based on the duty of every individual towards other — individuals. For example,
* the duty of parents towards their children, and the duty of sons and/or daughters as the case may be to maintain their parents in old age, and
* duty of teachers towards their students, duty of students towards their teachers,
* duty of every individual in a family towards other individuals in the family and other members of the concerned human society,
* duty of the State towards citizens, duty of the citizens towards the State,
were all created to protect the basic human rights. The creation of a duty in one individual necessarily resulted in the creation of right in other individual and the protection of such right.
Therefore, instead of making right as the foundation of social life and establish a right based society, the ancient philosophers of this land preferred to establish a duty-based society where the right given to an individual is the right to perform his duty.
This Right is worthy of being included in the universal declaration of human rights. This is the basic value of life evolved through Vedic and other literature, which is incorporated in the most popular and significant declaration in Bhagvadgeetha [Ch-II] which reads:-
“Karmanyevadhikaraste”
“Your right is to perform your duty”
The great message of this verse is that every one Owes a duty towards others and he has the right to perform his duty. It is by this process the human rights were sought to be created and protected.
This basic attitude should be ingrained in all individual human beings since childhood and this attitude is sure to reduce conflicts quarrals and confrontation substantially.<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
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