Authority and proper intention
Yajnavalkya Smriti 1.7
Sanskrit · Devanagari
श्रुतिः स्मृतिः सदाचारः स्वस्य च प्रियमात्मनः । सम्यक्संकल्पजः कामो धर्ममूलमिदं स्मृतम् ॥
IAST · Roman transliteration
śrutiḥ smṛtiḥ sadācāraḥ svasya ca priyam ātmanaḥ | samyaksaṃkalpajaḥ kāmo dharmamūlam idaṃ smṛtam ||
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Revelation, remembered tradition, good conduct, what is dear to oneself, and desire arising from proper intention are remembered as the roots of dharma.
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Complete selected verse. “Desire arising from proper intention” needs the work’s interpretive context; it does not mean that any desire establishes dharma.
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