The Righteous Duties of Castes and Stages in Life - Verse 53
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 2 · Verse 53
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Sanskrit Original
धर्मश्चार्थश्च कामश्च त्रिवर्गस्त्रिगुणो मतः। सत्त्वं रजस्तमश्चेति तस्माद्धर्मं समाश्रयेत।।
dharmaścārthaśca kāmaśca trivargastriguṇo mataḥ| sattvaṃ rajastamaśceti tasmāddharmaṃ samāśrayet||
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Hence, the stage of a householder alone should be known as the only means of acquiring Dharma. One should eschew the.Artha (pursuit of wealth) and Kama (love making) that are devoid of righteousness.