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II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

स्वधर्मु जो बापा I तोचि नित्ययज्ञु जाण पां I म्हणोनि वर्ततां तेथ पापा I संचारु नाहीं II 81 II
हा निजधर्मु जैं सांडे I आणि कुकर्मी रति घडे I तैंचि बंधु पडे I सांसारिक II 82 II
म्हणोनि स्वधर्मानुष्ठान I तें अखंड यज्ञयाजन I जो करी तया बंधन I काहींच न घडे II 83 II
हा लोकु कर्मे बांधिला I जो परतंत्रा भुलला I तो नित्ययज्ञातें चुकला I म्हणोनियां II 84 II
आता येचिविशीं पार्था I तुज सांगेन एक मी कथा I सृष्ट्यादि संस्था I ब्रम्हेनि केली II 85 II

"Dharma is a pillar for an individual's life which is fundamental for everyone. It is a primitive key to live one's life morally by being conscientiously correct when accomplishing one's duties.
All the entities present in the universe are supposed to behave according to their unique Swa-dharma to maintain the right balance and flow. Lord Krishna said to Arjun, doing one's duty as per his inner conscience is well illustrated by Swa-dharma. It is called as Nitya-Yadnya. Nitya means constant and Yadnya means selfless act of giving, serving, and sacrifice that benefits others.
Your virtue and your duty said Lord Krishna, lie in battle and not in abstention from battle; it is not slaughter, but non-slaying which would here be the sin. By not following one's Swa-dharma leads to accumulating the consequences of the bad karma that in turn leads to the unending cycle of death and rebirth. The worldly attachments rule the life we all live and most of the time we do not follow our Swa-dharma. We hence get caught in the self enforced trap of the consequences of our actions and so goes on the vicious circle. In this context let me draw your attention to another story."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II