Shloka 31
Adhyaya 53 — Rudrasarga and the Measure of the Manvantaras: Svayambhuva Manu, Priyavrata’s Line, and the Seven Dvipas
ज्ञेयः पञ्चसु धर्मश्च वर्णाश्रमविभागजः ।
नित्यः स्वाभाविकश्चैव अहिंसाविधिवर्धितः ॥
jñeyaḥ pañcasu dharmaś ca varṇāśramavibhāgajaḥ /
nityaḥ svābhāvikaś caiva ahiṃsāvidhivardhitaḥ
جان لو کہ اُن پانچ خطّوں میں ورن اور آشرم کی تقسیم سے دھرم پیدا ہوتا ہے۔ وہ دھرم نِتیہ اور فطری ہے، اور اہنسا کے قاعدے سے مضبوط ہوتا ہے۔
FAQs
Dharma is presented as both structured (varṇāśrama) and universal (nitya, svābhāvika), with ahiṃsā as a chief enhancer—implying that social duty is legitimate only when it protects life and reduces harm.
Falls under ‘Sthāna’ (ordering of worlds/regions) with a strong ‘Dharma-śāstra’ inflection; it describes how dharma manifests in particular cosmic locales.
Varṇāśrama is treated as an outer scaffold, while ahiṃsā is the inner spiritual criterion; esoterically, the ‘natural’ dharma is the sattvic impulse toward non-injury that purifies the mind across all stations of life.