January 22, 2025
All posts in this series
- Life Guidance through Niti Chalisa
- Key to Happiness
- Seeking Fulfilment
- Road to Abundance
- Value of Time
- Development – The Hindu Way
- Importance of Rinamukti
- Free Yourself from Rina – 1
- Source of Great Punyas
- Steps Towards Moksha
- Greatness of Acharyas & The Purusharthas
- Preserving the Virtuous
- Stand by Dharma
- No Sukha Without Dharma
- Dharmic Distribution of Wealth
- Dharma-Artha Equation
- Five Important J’s
- Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah
- Cow Slaughter Is Prohibited
- Why Worship Cows?
- Protect Cows & Bless Yourself
- Cows as Integral Part of Yajnas
सुखार्थाः सर्वभूतानां मताः सर्वाः प्रवृत्तयः । सुखं च न विना धर्मात् तस्माद्धर्मपरी भवेत् ।।
(अष्टाङ्गहृदयसूत्र २.२०)
“सब प्राणियोंकी सब प्रवृत्तियाँ सुखके लिये होती हैं। सुख बिना धर्मके नहीं होता, अतः धर्मपरायण होना चाहिये ।।”
Essence
This verse from Svargarohana Parva of Mahabharata motivates us to stand with dharma against all odds. It urges us not to forsake dharma out of desire, fear, greed or even to save one’s (our) life.
When our dharma is performed selflessly in the form of yajna and knowing the nature of “Self” it has its fruit in the form of moksha or ultimate liberation.
Saṁskr̥t words in context:
(1)Pravitti – tendency