Gita Satsang - cogitations - dharma [Dec. 15]

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Namaste,

 

Today I shall conclude the series on cogitations on the topic

of dharma with these 3 verses:

 

Gita: 14:27

 

brahmaNaH hi pratishhThaa aham amR^itasya avyayasya cha .

shaashvatasya cha dharmasya sukhasya ekaantikasya cha ..

 

"For I am the abode of Brahman, the Immortal and the Imperishable, of

Everlasting Virtue, and Absolute Bliss."

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Mahabharata : VIII Karna Parva : Ch. 69 : verse 58

 

dhaaraNaat dharmam iti aahuH dharmaH dhaarayate prajaaH .

yat syaat dhaaraNa-sa.nyukta.n saH dharmaH iti nishchayaH ..

 

"The word 'dharma' comes from the root dhR^i, i.e. to hold or uphold,

and all beings are held together by dharma. That by which the holding

together [of all human beings] takes place is 'dharma'. "

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Mahabharata : Bharata-Tatparya Savitri : [concluding the Epic]

 

uurdhva-baahuH viraumi eshhaH na cha kashchit shruNoti maam.h .

dharmaat arthaH cha kaamaH cha sa dharmaH ki.n na sevyate ..

 

Oh people! I am roaring aloud to you with upraised arms, but no one

listens to me! If both wealth and desire can be acquired by dharma,

then why do you not follow such a dharma?

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If any of the readers would like to suggest topics from the Gita

for 'cogitations', I shall be happy to post relevant verses. If there

is no interest, I shall wait till the New Year, when Chapter 5 of

Gita will appear in sections.

 

 

Regards,

 

s.