Passage 23

In English

Earlier, I was dealing with the four Purusharthas namely, dharma, artha, kama, and moksha. These are comparable to the steps of a ladder. Dharma is firmly planted on the ground, and if we ascend the ladder, step by step, we reach the highest rung, the goal of moksha. So we deem prakruthi as dharma. And our destination is moksha or Purusha. Artha and kama are the intermediary stages between Purusha on the one hand and prakruthi on the other.