Meaning of Dharma.

Dharma is a Sanskrit word. The root of the word dharma comes from dhri, which means to uphold or maintain. From dhri, “to sustain, carry, hold.”

The word “dharma”

The word Dharma is derived from the root word ‘Dhr’ which means —to hold.  Dharma is so called, because it holds; Dharma alone holds the people, etc.

What is the source of dharma? the source of law? knowledge is the source of law or dharma.

Concept of dharma

1. Dharma is the nature 

2. Dharma is for humanity 

1. Dharma is the law

According to the ancient philosophy, Dharma is the law. It is the eternal Divine Law of the Lord. The entire creation is held together and sustained by the All-powerful Law of God.

2. Dharma is the religion

Dharma is a sanskrit word means religion. Religion is that which binds the soul back to God. 

Vedic Dharma.

Vedic Dharma is based on the vedas. The Dharma which is based on the vedas and the teachings of the vedas is known as the Vedic Dharma. The Vedas are the fountainhead of the knowledge. Vedas are the source of true Knowledge. By veda we mean the knowledge given by the omnipotent and omniscient lord of the universe. 

Why should we not leave our religion?

Never leave the path of dharma – We should never say lie, never leave the path of dharma due to fear of critics or due to any greed.

Never renounce Dharma

“Let a man never renounce Dharma (righteousness) either through lust or through fear, or through greed or even to save his life, since Dharma is imperishable, while pleasure or pain is perishable, the soul is immortal, while the body is mortal.”

 – Mahabharat

5. Acceptance of truth and rejection of untruth

” Dharma, i.e., the practice righteousness, devotion to justice, the acceptance of truth, and the rejection of untruth, obedience to the Will of God as revealed in the Veda, and promotion of public good, is the same for all Classes and Orders, that is, for all mankind “

– Swami Dayanand