Shloka 64
Dietary Rules & Purification — Duties of the Ashrama System
स्वानि वर्णाश्रमोक्तानि धर्माणीह न हापयेत् यो हापयति तस्यासौ परिकुप्यति भास्करः
svāni varṇāśramoktāni dharmāṇīha na hāpayet yo hāpayati tasyāsau parikupyati bhāskaraḥ
स्वस्ववर्णाश्रमविहितान् धर्मानिह न परित्यजेत्। यः तान् परित्यजति तस्मै भास्करः परमं कुप्यति॥
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FAQs
Ethically, dharma is portrayed as binding and personalized: neglecting one’s ordained responsibilities is not neutral but a moral breach with cosmic repercussions.
Didactic dharma material (ācāra) embedded within narrative tradition; not directly sarga/pratisarga, but aligned with instructive portions often accompanying vamśa/vamśānucarita contexts.
Sūrya represents visibility, order, and the ‘witness’ principle; his anger symbolizes that adharma disrupts ṛta (cosmic order) and becomes manifest in worldly life.