Dharma: The universal principle of equilibrium

Abstract

The word “dharma” is associated with many things that we do in our daily life. When we are told to adhere to accepted principles and norms of behavior, we refer to the word dharma as a set of codified principles for good living. Whenever we mention about the changing ways in which things happen these days, we mention yuga dharma and say that it is because of kali yuga that such things are happening. When we observe deterioration in overall societal practices, we say that dharma has been vitiated. Sometimes the word dharma is also used to refer to the obligatory duties that each individual has to do. Thus a doctor, a teacher, a trader, a son, a father or a wife have their own dharma to follow. Another perspective to dharma is that it is a collection of basic values that we all must practice. For instance, non?violence is one of the core elements of dharma (?????? ???? ????? ? ahims? paramo dharma?)………….