[Advaita-l] Fwd: Dharma, Artha and Kama - gradations

[R Krishnamoorthy]

Dears
In the Geetha Sri Bhagavan says" Dharma aviroddho bhutheshu Kamosmi
Bharathrushabha"
Kama which is not against dharma is not wrong.For these things Sasthras are
the guides.
R.Krishnamoorthy.

On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 8:41 AM V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Manu
>
>
> तमसो लक्षणं कामो रजसस्त्वर्थ उच्यते । सत्त्वस्य लक्षणं धर्मः श्रैष्ठ्यं
> एषां यथोत्तरम् || Manusmriti.
>
>  तमोगुण का लक्षण काम, रजोगुण का अर्थसग्रंह की इच्छा, सत्वगुण का लक्षण
> धर्म-सेवा करना है, परन्तु तमोगुण से रजोगुण और रजोगुण से सत्वगुण श्रेष्ठ है
> ।
>
> We know there are four Purusharthas: Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha.
> Manusmriti says: Kaama (desire / pleasure seeking) is tamoguna-driven,
> Artha (wealth-seeking) is rajo-guna and Dharma, righteousness,is
> sattva-guna.  Moksha, therefore, is transcending all three gunas. There is
> also the exhortation that 'artha and kaama have to be based on dharma, when
> alone the two, artha and kaama, will be untainted and will be conducive to
> moksha.
>
> regards
> subrahmanian.v
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