Dharma

 BG 4.8: To protect the righteous, to annihilate the wicked, and to reestablish the principles of dharma I appear … Commentary: Having stated in the last verse ...

chapter 18 verse 66.

He thus wanted Arjun not to give up his Kshatriya dharma, but to do devotion alongside with it. This is the principle of karm yog. Now, Shree Krishna reverses

BG 3.35: It is far better to perform one's natural prescribed duty, though tinged with faults, than to perform … Commentary: In this verse, the word dharma has ...

BG 2.31: Besides, considering your duty as a warrior, you should not waver. Indeed, for a warrior, there is no … Commentary: Swa-dharma is one's duty as an  .

BG 18.47: It is better to do one's own dharma, even though imperfectly, than to do another's dharma, … Commentary: When we do our swa-dharma (prescribed ...

chapter 1 v erse 1.

The words dharma kṣhetre, the land of dharma (virtuous conduct) used by Dhritarashtra depict the dilemma he was experiencing. Kurukshetra is described a

chapter 2 verse 7.

karpanya-doshopahata-svabhavah prichchhami tvam dharma-sammudha- chetah yach-chhreyah syannishchitam bruhi tanme shishyaste 'ham shadhi mam  ...

BG 4.7: Whenever there is a decline in righteousness and an increase in unrighteousness, O Arjun, at that time … Commentary: Dharma is verily the prescribed ...

BG 4.8:

chapter 18

verse 41

The system of varṇāśhram dharma was a scientific organization of society according to svabhāva-prabhavair guṇaiḥ (work based on one's nature and guṇas).

verse 46

Therefore, if we can simply perform our swa-dharma in accordance with our nature and position in life, we will participate in his divine plan for our purification.

verse 48.

Since swa-dharma entails activity, it cannot be devoid of defects. But the benefits of the swa-dharma far outweigh its defects. And the foremost benefit is that it ..