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The Righteous Duties of Castes and Stages in Life - Verse 59

Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 2 · Verse 59

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Sanskrit Original

धर्मेण धार्यते सर्वं जगत स्थावरजङ्गमम। अनादिनिधना शक्तिः सैषा ब्राह्मी द्विजोत्तमाः।।

dharmeṇa dhāryate sarvaṃ jagat sthāvarajaṅgamam| anādinidhanā śaktiḥ saiṣā brāhmī dvijottamāḥ||

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Thus in the fourfold objectives of life,^ mutual inter-dependence has been demonstrated, since those objectives are both the ends and the means. The man who knows thus all about Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksa and maintains their greatness, becomes entitled for eternity. Hence one should eschew .drt/ta and Kama and resort to Dharma.