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THE FOUR SETUS |
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Kama to be regulated by Dharma While stressing the equal importance of Dharma, Artha and Kama for man, Indian thinkers have always advocated the principle that the requirements and injunctions of Dharma should regulate the pursuit of Artha and Kama. They condemn the unrestrained passionate pursuit of either Artha or Kama regardless of Dharma, which they regard, as the substratum for the realisation of the aspiration by man of Artha and Kama. As I have already pointed out, they regard Dharma as the upholder and maintainer of society and the world order. The individual can never aspire for the enjoyment of wealth and happiness unless the world order and the stability of society are maintained. In the third of the four verses forming the Bharata Savitri mentioned towards the end of Mahabharata as the essence of the teaching of that great work.
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