Dharma & Philosophy
धर्म
Dharma
That which upholds and sustains
Dharma is the principle of right order — duty, virtue and the law that sustains the cosmos and society.
From the root 'dhri' (to hold, to sustain), dharma is that which upholds. It embraces cosmic order (rta), moral duty, and the specific duties of one's stage and station (svadharma). It is context-sensitive (desha-kala-patra) rather than a single fixed rule.
Rta
The cosmic order that dharma reflects.
Svadharma
One's own duty, emphasised in the Gita.
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