Dharma is based on loka sangraha February 14, 2021, 8:41 PM IST
By Shardha Batra
Dharma is the cosmic law which holds things, people, families, society, nations, and the countless, disparate elements of the cosmos together as a cohesive, harmonious and meaningful whole.
When this mystical law is translated into motivations and actions, appropriate to a specific individual in a specific situation, it transcends personal desires and attachments and manifests as dharma in its aspect as duty.
The ‘Vedas’ expand the word ‘dharma’ to include the abstract truths of ‘Satyam’, ‘Brihad’ and ‘Ritam’.
Satyam is the essential truth of a situation, deeper and more complex than the surface appearance. It is a result of ‘buddhi’ penetrating the threadbare essence of a situation.