KALI KALAM Dharma stands only on SATYAM

It is after a decade i am revisiting my blog.life has changed a lot in the past decade and the SM channels WhatsApp, YouTube, X, LinkedIn etc. have lot to offer and consume our online time.

Dharma is defined in many ways and you will get lot of explanations if you sincerely search for it. I am posting the own i had been sharing with my close friends and family on the profound impact of this understanding that I got in my early years of Satsangh itself. Just improved upon the way of delivery over period of time and with new experiences.

KALI KALAM Dharma stands only on SATYAM

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In KALI KALAM Dharma stands only on SATYAM one out of four major legs. No short cuts available and the adharmic powers will always try to break the Satyam, unfortunately it can't, even when the other legs are broken, as Satyam itself is BHAGAWAN. And were there is Satyam, even if it is harsh reality sometimes, that is the only medicine for the falsehood.

There is a wonderful allegorical story Described in Srimad Bhagavatam Mahapuranam (SBM 1.17) read with SBM 12.3

The four legs of Dharma are Tapaha, Shaucham, DayA, and Satyam.

Then, it appears that three of the Dharma's legs are broken due to rampant adharmA in the form of pride, lust for women, and intoxication.

Dharma is now standing on one leg only, that is on Satyam alone, and it is managing somehow or other hobbling along with that alone. But quarrel personified [Kali], flourishing by deceit, is also trying to destroy that leg.

The KALI KALAM was allowed to live in certain places as allowed by Mahārāja Parīkṣit, viz., permission to reside in places where gambling, drinking, prostitution and animal slaughter were performed - actually indicating the Gunas viz.

(1) Gambling is figuratively meant here as representative of persons who wishes to just sit expecting Luck to favour him / a lazy habit / no tapas / no sincere efforts - instead of working hard to earn himself in dharmic way. Always looking for shortcuts. Also indicates cheating / supporter of falsehood. And no doubt it is not to be allowed in this Kali Yuga to keep yourself away from its influences.

(2) Drinking intoxication is a figuratively meant to represent all uncomfortable bad habits / no Shaucham. It is to escape from reality without realising it is just a temporary option and will not change the truth / pain, one suffers for whatever reason and can doom one in great Maya / delusion that "all is well" - temporarily,

(3) Prostitution is indication of the adharmic desires, that is, adharmic in nature, also places were the ladies are treated unjustly as desirable objects, simply fall for aSatyam falsehood, that which is just driven by bounded action and not truthful, is a good place for the Kali to reside,

(4) Place were animals are slaughtered indicates the merciless behaviour of human, krUra guna devoid of the guna of dayA / mercy on helpless creatures. Obviously the leg that is daya, of Dharma devatha, is broken by this inhuman behaviour, allowing the Kali kala time to prevail

And Extra fifth place is eventually given, making it the most dangerous of all the places, as it lets in to bring all other places mentioned above along with it, giving more space to spread adharma, viz.

(5) A place in Gold.
Actually Gold is considered a holy object that has no Dosha associated with it, then, what is meant by Gold? 🤔.

Gold represents the greed that brings envy and enmity along with it. Greed that has no limits and very competitive and an important reason for many other fall of a human beings. The problem with this fifth place is, one cannot avoid it, Gold (Money), but there is no clear indication of what is more or what is less (as it is always relatively compared), that is why everyone will be haunted by the KALI KALAM without exception.

Even the great king Pariksit was not able to win this over as per SBM Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuranam Katha.

Therefore, whoever desires progressive well-being in this time period viz Kali, especially for those who are dharma-śīlaḥ—those who are on the progressive path of liberation following Dharma, Kings, Public Leaders, Guru's, should never come in contact with the above-mentioned five places dedicated to Kali, don't allow them any place in your heart or words or action.

There is so much beauty hiddenly conveyed by this story. One beauty is: Why Dharma and Earth are called as Cow 🐄 - it is helpless satwik creature - in other words, if humans think it's weakness of self-defense is absent so we can do whatever we want, even though, it may not wish to pounce upon human for following adharm (killing dharma), it is ultimately going to be the death of human society that follows adharma.

The famous quotes
धर्म एव हतो हन्ति धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः । तस्माद्धर्मो न हन्तव्यो मा नो धर्मो हतोऽवधीत् ।। Manusmriti 8:15

Inspite of Kali-yuga being an ocean of faults, there is one great goodness with it, the ability to allow Dharma in society & the possibility of salvation for all beings, JUST BY CHANTING THE NAME OF BHAGAWAN SRI KRISHNA / MAHAMANTRA, it will take you, through the association / Satsangh of knowledgeable selfless people & Mahan's & LEAD YOU, out of the bondages of attachments to this samsara sagara, to liberation / reach the aboard of Paramatma / the realisation of the ultimate / END GOAL OF LIFE.

Ref:
तप: शौचं दया सत्यमिति पादा: कृते कृता: । अधर्मांशैस्त्रयो भग्ना: स्मयसङ्गमदैस्तव ॥ 1.17.24

इदानीं धर्म पादस्ते सत्यं निर्वर्तयेद्यत: । तं जिघृक्षत्यधर्मोऽयमनृतेनैधित: कलि: ॥ 1.17.25

अभ्यर्थितस्तदा तस्मै स्थानानि कलये ददौ । द्यूतं पानं स्त्रिय: सूना यत्राधर्मश्चतुर्विध: ॥ 1.17.38

पुनश्च याचमानाय जातरूपमदात्प्रभु: । ततोऽनृतं मदं कामं रजो वैरं च पञ्चमम् ॥ 1.17.39

अथैतानि न सेवेत बुभूषु: पुरुष: क्‍वचित् । विशेषतो धर्मशीलो राजा लोकपतिर्गुरु: ॥ 1.17.41

कलेर्दोषनिधे राजन्नस्ति ह्येको महान् गुण: । कीर्तनादेव कृष्णस्य मुक्तसङ्ग: परं व्रजेत् ॥ 12.3.51

नामसङ्कीर्तनं यस्य सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । प्रणामो दु:खशमनस्तं नमामि हरिं परम् ॥ 12.13.23

Wonderful explanation of Dharma धर्म by Shri Nityanand Misra Ji in English

https://youtu.be/-mM3icQWsG4