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The Righteous Duties of Castes and Stages in Life - Verse 60

Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 2 · Verse 60

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Sanskrit Original

कर्मणा प्राप्यते धर्मो ज्ञानेन च न संशयः। तस्माज्ज्ञानेन सहितं कर्मयोगं समाचरेत।।

karmaṇā prāpyate dharmo jñānena ca na saṃśayaḥ| tasmājjñānena sahitaṃ karmayogaṃ samācaret||

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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.