Passage 7

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In plain words

Through spiritual wealth, lasting peace and security have been coming to all countries. The land of Bhārata. The chief scripture of the people of Bhārata is the Veda. What this Veda taught first of all is satyaṃ vada dharmaṃ cara. Speak Satya. Practise Dharma. Unfortunately, people do not even speak Satya. They speak of Dharma, but they do not practise it. You must practise Dharma. Dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ. Dharma itself is what protects us. What is this Dharma? It is not only our customs and traditions. Manasyekaṃ vacasyekaṃ karmaṇyekaṃ: this itself is the Dharma of a human being. The proper study of mankind is man. These three must be made one. Only then does trikaraṇa śuddhi come about. That trikaraṇa śuddhi itself is our Dharma. Only because today the words are one thing, the thoughts another and the deeds turn into something else again, has Dharma declined. That is why the Dharma of the Veda is satyaṃ vada dharmaṃ cara. The Upaniṣads have said it. Whatever the circumstances, you must not let go of Satya. Do not abandon Dharma. Whatever the circumstances, even when your life is in danger, Dharma is the one thing you must never give up. That alone is the vow that Satya Hariścandra fulfilled. The Upaniṣads teach human beings such sacred things again and again: that victory belongs to Satya alone. He who would win such a victory must follow Dharma. Dhṛtarāṣṭra is questioning Sañjaya. Sañjaya! The Pāṇḍavas and the Kauravas, both, have gathered on the field of battle. What are they doing? Those who go to war will fight; will they be enjoying a dinner? 'Great King, war has broken out. They are fighting,' so he said. 'In your view, to whom will victory come?' he asked: the second question. Sañjaya means one who has mastery of the senses.

Wherever Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of yoga, is, wherever Pārtha the archer is, there are fortune, victory, prosperity and sure right conduct: this is my conviction.

O Great King! Wherever God the all-powerful is, wherever Arjuna, wholly given to Dharma, the pure one, is, there alone is victory. He taught that for this victory what matters most is nothing but the grace of God, the embodiment of Satya and Dharma. And what have the Purāṇas been saying?