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Posted by: " Uttishthata " uttishthata

Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:55 pm (PST)

 

God says -

" Shreyaanswadharmo vigunaha pardharmaatsvanusht hitaat,

Swadharme nidhanam sreyah paradharmo bhayaavahah. " (Gita 3:35)

 

" Better is one's own duty, devoid of merit, than the duty of another

well performed. Better is death in one's own duty, than of another,

which is fraught with danger. " (Gita 3:35)

 

One who is a protector of dharma (eternal principles), he is

protected by dharma itself - " Dharmo rakshiti rakshitaha. " (Manu

8:15). He who fulfills his duties, his protection and salvation lies

in the hands of Dharma, God, the Scriptures, the Vedas, the great

sages, wise ones, etc. Rather, it is on their strength, that he

attains salvation.

 

Just like the scriptures say that a married woman attains salvation

simply by being a chaste wife. This happens with the strength of God,

Vedas and scriptures, that have laid down the instruction on being a

chaste wife. Salvation is not attained from the strength of the

husband. However good or bad the husband's conduct may be, then too

by simply being chaste, a married woman attains her salvation.

- contributed by Manjula Goel

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

Whatever you believe, that you will be. If you believe yourselves to

be sages, sages you will be tomorrow. There is nothing to obstruct

you.

- Swami Vivekananda

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