In the Sabha Parva,
Narada-Dharmaputra - samvada Vyasa indicates the period of time every day for the pur suit
of each one,
Dharma, Artha and Kama and the period of the age of man for every one of the three.
Morning should be devoted to Dharma, daytime to Artha and the rest to Kama. The first part
of a man's life may be devoted to Kama, the second part to Artha, and the last to Dharma.
The division of the period should not be understood strictly in the sense that each should
be devoted to a particular Dharma entirely to the exclusion of the others; it means only
that it should be largely devoted to the purusharthas indicated in the verse. The Vishnu Purana also lays down that the three purusharthas should be
pursued by every individual thus: " Rising up early morning with clear intellect, one
should think of Dharma and of Artha not inconsistent with it and of Kama without violation
of the two. Your attitude must be the same to all the three, lest both seen and unseen
results should be destroyed. If Dharma is likely to be endangred, then both Artha and Kama
should be abandoned. Even Dharma may be abandoned, if it is opposed to public opinion and
if it is not conducive to the happiness of society." |
