The Righteous Duties of Castes and Stages in Life - Verse 52
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 2 · Verse 52
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Sanskrit Original
धर्मात संजायते ह्यर्थो धर्मात कामो ऽभिजायते। धर्म एवापवर्गाय तस्माद धर्मं समाश्रयेत।।
dharmāt saṃjāyate hyartho dharmāt kāmo 'bhijāyate| dharma evāpavargāya tasmād dharmaṃ samāśrayet||
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All the other Asramas depend upon him for their subsistence. Hence the stage of a house-holder is regarded as the best of all. As indicated by Srutis, the house-holder’s stage of life combines all the four Asramas in one.