Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 7
Varṇāśrama-Dharma and the Thirty Qualities of a Human Being
धर्ममूलं हि भगवान्सर्ववेदमयो हरि: । स्मृतं च तद्विदां राजन्येन चात्मा प्रसीदति ॥ ७ ॥
dharma-mūlaṁ hi bhagavān sarva-vedamayo hariḥ smṛtaṁ ca tad-vidāṁ rājan yena cātmā prasīdati
O König, Bhagavān Hari, die Essenz aller Veden, ist die Wurzel aller Dharma, und so wird es von den großen Autoritäten in der Smṛti erinnert. Nimmt man dieses religiöse Prinzip als Beweis an, werden Geist, Seele und sogar der Körper zufrieden.
As stated by Yamarāja, dharmaṁ tu sākṣād bhagavat-praṇītam. Yamarāja, the representative of the Lord who takes care of the living beings after their death, gives his verdict as to how and when the living being will change his body. He is the authority, and he says that the religious principles consist of the codes and laws given by God. No one can manufacture religion, and therefore manufactured religious systems are rejected by the followers of the Vedic principles. In Bhagavad-gītā (15.15) it is said, vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyaḥ: Vedic knowledge means to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, whether one speaks of the Vedas, scriptures, religion or the principles of everyone’s occupational duty, all of them must aim at understanding Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.2.6) therefore concludes:
FAQs
This verse states that the root of all dharma is Bhagavān Hari, who embodies the essence of all the Vedas.
Prahlāda is instructing the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) on true dharma, emphasizing that dharma is Hari-centered and known through realized authorities.
Align duties, ethics, and spiritual practice with devotion to Hari and guidance from authentic teachers; this brings inner clarity and peace (ātmā prasīdati).