Means of Direct Perception - Verse 22
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 10.22
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Sanskrit Original
कारुण्यात्सर्वभूतेभ्यः संविभागस्तु मध्यमः। श्रुतिस्मृतिभ्यां विहितो धर्मो वर्णाश्रमात्मकः।।
kāruṇyātsarvabhūtebhyaḥ saṃvibhāgastu madhyamaḥ| śrutismṛtibhyāṃ vihito dharmo varṇāśramātmakaḥ||
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Sūta said: The sharing (of possessions) with all living beings, out of sympathy is the charitable gift of the middling order. The rites laid down by Śrutis and Smṛtis in regard to persons of different stages in life and castes constitute dharma. Dharma that does not come into clash with the conduct of the persons of disciplined life is held to be righteous.