Samipya 1991 Vol 08 Ank 01 02

Author(s): Pravinchandra C Parikh, Bhartiben Shelat
Publisher: Bholabhai Jeshingbhai Adhyayan Sanshodhan Vidyabhavan

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The dharma as expsun led in the Prasastapadabhāsya, would definitely bring about the welfare to the society. If a teacher or a soldier or a merchant performs his duty in the best possible manner, it is certainly beneficial to the society at large.
The common means of dharma as mentioned in the Prasastapādabhāşya are non-violence, doing good to all beings, telling the truth, non-stealing absence of fraud, absence of negligence etc.20 The more this kind of dharma is followed, the more prosperity it brings to the society. This can render the greatest good to the greatest number.
The universe is a well-governed whole. Here the physical forces are governed by spiritual forces and they in turn are contained by the Divine Force. When this spiritual force becomes extinct, the society is left at the mercy of sheer moralless physical force. In this context, we can say that, the dharma as suggested in the vaiseşika darśana can help as a lot.
Dharma is not a dogmatism. It is the duty of our educationists to provide for a study of scientific, universal and secular base for all religions at the academic level. It is with this secularism that the dharma of vaiseșika darśana is concerned.
The conclusions of this paper are as follows:(1) Dharma signifies both merit and attribute. (2) The fourth VS at the outset is not interpolated (3) Dharma purifies the mind, but what directly leads to freedom is the true know
ledge of Ātman. (4) The vaisieska darśana provides a man the stage of reflection (manana). (5) Dharma, if followed in the real sense would definitely bring about the
prosperity to the individual as well as to the society. (6) Performance of dharma bestows upon a man the right to enjoy happiness and freedom.
Footnotes 1. Vaiśeşikasūtra, Intro. p. 16, by Anantalal Thakur; Oriental Institute Baroda, 1961,
edited by Muni śrı Jambuvijayaji. 2. Vaiseşikadarśana of Kanāda, with an Anonymous Commentary, edited by Prof.
Anantalal Thakur, Mithila Institute, Darbhanga, 1957, Intro. p. 17 3. VS, Oriental Inst. Baroda, Foreword by B. J. Sandesara, General Editor, p. vii 4. 91214.a, facio asfa 1758881: à 39-441677, Chagaszfalls
Upaskāra, Calcutta edn. 1886, p. 1 5. ginfeta 4 : I gaut à cafèqra: 1999 af 4 : 1 fa
- The Arthasamgraha of Laugākşi Bhaskara, edited by A. B. Gajendragadkar And
R. D. Karmarkar; Motilal B., Delhi, Reprint, 1984, p. 2 6. gfa: 1 aseo, atafafafang:
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