Dharma

Seyarpaala seyyaa thivariyaan selvamUyarpaala thanrik kedum.The Miser, who does not put his money to legitimate and purposeful use,Will find his wealth decline and vanish.Parimel Azhagar speaks of money being put to use in the pursuit of “aram porul, inbam” dharma, Wealth ...

Continued From Part IIIYaksha: "Please tell me. Oh King, definitely, by what does a person attain the state of Brahminhood? Is it by birth, by study, by conduct or by learning?"Yudhishtira: "Listen, oh, Yaksha, that none attains the state of Brahminhood ...

Continued From Part I The Yaksha began to question Yudhisthira thus:Yaksha:"From where does the sun rise?" (From where does the jeeva rise?)Yudhishtira:“The sun rises from Brahman" (Truth) (Jeeva rises from the Vedas)Yaksha: "Who are his helpers?"Yudhishtira: “The deities are his ...

Aranilukkaadhu allavai neekki maranilukkaaMaanam udaiyadhu arasuThe honour of kingship consists in the unswerving rectitude of Dharma.Eschewing conduct inconsistent with virtue and valour.The word (aran ilukkaadhu) in this Kural stands for the punctilious performance of kingly duties with absolute rectitude, in accordance ...

The Vedanta Kesari, p. 583-587, December 2007 Let us begin by referring to the well-known first verse from the Isha Upanishad: 'All this is for habitation by the Lord, whatsoever is individual universe of movement in the universal motion. ...