Shloka 76

Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture

Sanskrit

वर्णानामाश्रमाणाञ्च धर्मान् धर्मभृतां वर ।

लोकानां सर्ववर्णानां सम्यग्धर्मार्थपालिनाम् ॥

Transliteration

varṇānām āśramāṇāṃ ca dharmān dharmabhṛtāṃ vara | lokānāṃ sarvavarṇānāṃ samyag dharmārthapālinām ||

Translation

હે ધર્મધારકોમાં શ્રેષ્ઠ, ત્યારે તેણે લોકહિતાર્થે વર્ણ અને આશ્રમના ધર્મ-કર્તવ્યો સ્થાપ્યા—જેથી સર્વ વર્ણો યોગ્ય રીતે ધર્મ અને અર્થનું પાલન કરી શકે.

Word by Word

वर्णानाम्of the social classes (varṇas)

आश्रमाणाम्of the life-stages (āśramas)

चand

धर्मान्duties/laws

धर्मभृताम्of the upholders of dharma

वरO best one

लोकानाम्of the worlds/people

सर्ववर्णानाम्of all classes

सम्यक्properly

धर्मार्थपालिनाम्of those who uphold dharma and artha

Speakers

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Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

Varṇāśrama-dharmaSocial ethicsBalance of dharma and arthaGovernance and order

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

A stable society integrates spiritual duty (dharma) with material welfare (artha) through role- and life-stage–appropriate responsibilities.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra/dharma material embedded in purāṇic discourse; it undergirds Manvantara functioning by defining how humans live within a given age.

What is the esoteric significance?

Varṇa and āśrama can be read as inner ‘modes’ and ‘stages’ of growth; dharma is the harmonizing principle that aligns one’s capacities (guṇa) with right action.