Shloka 50
Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)
यज्ञोपवीतधरणं यज्ञो धर्मक्रियास्तथा | भृत्यानां भरणं धर्म: कृते कर्मण्यमोघता
yajñopavītadharaṇaṃ yajño dharmakriyās tathā | bhṛtyānāṃ bharaṇaṃ dharmaḥ kṛte karmaṇy amoghatā
ଶ୍ରୀ ମହେଶ୍ୱର କହିଲେ—“ଯଜ୍ଞୋପବୀତ ଧାରଣ, ଯଜ୍ଞ କରିବା ଓ ଧର୍ମକ୍ରିୟାର ଅନୁଷ୍ଠାନ—ଏସବୁ କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ୟ; ଏବଂ ଆଶ୍ରିତ/ଭୃତ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କର ଭରଣପୋଷଣ ମଧ୍ୟ ଧର୍ମ। ଆଉ ଯେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରାଯାଏ, ତାହାକୁ ବିଧିମତେ ଅମୋଘ ଭାବେ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କରିବା ମଧ୍ୟ ଧର୍ମ।”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is not limited to ritual markers like the sacred thread or sacrificial rites; it also includes social and moral obligations—especially sustaining those under one’s care—and the integrity to complete undertaken duties effectively and without failure.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Śrī Maheśvara articulates a broad definition of dharma, placing ritual observance alongside practical responsibility and emphasizing that righteous action includes dependable follow-through in one’s deeds.