Purusharth: hard work as dharma
Hindu Religious Education · Grade 7 · about 40 minutes
Purusharth as honest human effort in Sanatan/Vedic dharma, related to but not the same as greedy wealth, with Bhagavad Gita 2.47 on action without clinging.
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