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THE WAY OF LIFE
Therefore, the author says that if you have to give up your desire for sensual and physical delights, you may do so but that you should not give up your Arthapurushartha and Dharmapurushartha.
If sometimes you have to discard the Kamapurushartha and the Arthapurushartha, you may do so but you should never discard the Dharmapurushartha because if Dharma constitutes the basis of Kama and Artha, you will in course of time attain wealth and sensual enjoyments.
धर्मश्चेन्नावसीदेत कपालेनापि जीवतः ।
आढयोऽस्मीत्यवगंतव्यं धर्मवित्ता हि साधवः ॥ - If at any time man has to beg for food, carrying a coconut shell to receive alms, he feels that he is wealthy and he will not feel unhappy if he has Dharma in his heart. He feels thus because there are in this world, wealthy men who are magnanimous.
Enlightened men exhort us not to discard Dharma under any circumstances. We have fully discussed the way in which human beings should pursue the three Purusharthas namely Dharma, Artha and Kama. My auspicious aspiration for you is that you should live in accordance with these exhortations.
This is enough for to-day.
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