गरुडपुराण - गृहेऽपि मोक्षः

स्वकर्मधर्मार्जितजीवितानां
    शास्त्रेषु दारेषु सदा रतानाम् ।
जितेंद्रियाणामतिथिप्रियाणां
    गृहेऽपि मोक्षः पुरुषोत्तमानाम् ॥

- गरुडपुराण

sva karma dharma arjita jIvitAnAm
    shAstreShu dAreShu sadA ratAnAm ।
jitendriyANAm atithi priyANAm
    gRuhe api mokShaH puruShottamAnAm ॥

- garuDapurANa

It is salvation right in the middle of running household for those who - earn their living by doing moral acts only, who are always in the company of scriptures or their wives, who have their senses under their control and who loves to serve guests.

- Garudapurana

महाभारत - धर्म नियम

लोकयात्रार्थमेवेह धर्मस्य नियमः कृतः ।
उभयत्र सुखोदर्कः इह चैव परत्र च ॥

- महाभारत

loka yAtraartha meva iha dharmasya niyamaH kRutaH ।
ubhayatra sukhodarkaH iha chaiva paratra cha ॥

- mahAbhArata

The rules are dharma are made thus to enable smooth functioning of this world. But following it will give you lot of happiness not only in this world, but also the afterlife.

- Mahabharata

समयोचितपद्यरत्नमालिका - धर्म

यथा खरश्चंदनभारवाही
    भारस्य वेत्ता न तु चंदनस्य ।
तथैव लोका बहुशास्त्रयुक्ताः
    धर्मेण हीनाः पशुभिः समानाः ॥

- समयोचितपद्यरत्नमालिका

yathA kharaH chandana bhAravAhI
    bhArasya vettA na tu chandanasya।
tathaiva lokA bahu shAstra yuktAH
    dharmeNa hInaH pashubhiH samAnaH ॥

- samayochitapadyaratnamAlikA

If a donkey is carrying a sack of sandalwood, it knows about the weight only - not about the greatness of sandalwood. Similarly, there are many people in this world who have studied many scriptures and never got a hang of its real meaning. If a person does not follow dharma even after so much study, is is as good as the donkey.

- Samayochitapadyaratnamalika

भोजप्रबंध - धर्म

बलवानप्यशक्तोऽसौ धनवानपि निर्धनः ।
श्रुतवानपि मूर्खश्च यो धर्मविमुखो जनः ॥

- भोजप्रबंध

balavAn api ashaktaH dhanavAn api nirdhanaH ।
shrutavAn api mUrkhaH cha yo dharma vimukho janaH ॥

- bhojaprabandha

If you go against Dharma, you will remain weak in spite of being powerful, penniless in spite of being wealthy and a fool in spite of having read all the scriptures.

- Bhojaprabandha

महाभारत - वन - धर्म

प्रिये नातिभृशं हृष्येत् अप्रिये न च संज्वरेत् ।
न मुह्येदर्थच्छिद्रेषु न च धर्मं परित्यजेत् ॥

- महाभारत, वन

priye na ati bhRusham hRuShyet apriye na cha sanjvaret।
na muhyed artha cChidreShu na cha dharmaM parityajet ॥

- mahAbhArata, vana

When things happen as you like, you should not rejoice too much. You should not feel too sad when they go the other way also. When your wealth is destroyed, you should not lose your mind. One must not stray from the path of dharma ever.

- Mahabharata, Vana

महाभारत - शल्य - धर्म

न हायनैर्न पलितैः न वित्तेन न बंधुभिः ।
ॠषयश्चक्रिरे धर्मं योऽनूचानः स नो महान् ॥

त्

- महाभारत, शल्य

na hAyanaiH na palitaiH na vittena na bandhubhiH ।
RushayaH chakrire dharmam yo anUchAnaH sa no mahAn ॥

- mahAbhArata, shalya

It is not considered Dharma just because old people, people with white hair, rich people or your relatives said so. The sages have observed what is considered moral from ages and spoken that to be the Dharma. We value that the most.

- Mahabharata, Shalya

पद्मपुराण - भार्या धर्म स्वातंत्र्य

न भार्यया समं मित्रं न च धर्मो दयासमः ।
न स्वातंत्र्यसमं सौख्यं गार्हस्थ्यान्नाश्रमो वरः ॥

- पद्मपुराण

na bhAryayaa samam mitram na cha dharmo dayA samaH ।
na svAtantrya samam saukhyam gArhasthyaat na aashramo varaH ॥

- padma purANa

There is no better friend than a wife. No dharma better than compassion. Nothing better than being free. No state of life is better than running a household (being the man of the house).

- Padma Purana

महाभारत - धर्मज्ञः

चत्वारि यस्य द्वाराणि सुगुप्तान्यमरोत्तमाः ।
उपस्थमुदरं हस्तौ वाक्चतुर्थी स धर्मवित् ॥

- महाभारत

chatvAri yasya dvArANi suguptAni amaro uttamaaH ।
upastham udaram hastau vAk chaturthI sa dharmavit ॥

- mahAbhArata

There are four doors through which adharma can enter us – private parts, stomach, hands and speech. If one guards these doors carefully at all the time, he will be known as Dharmajna and avoid all sins. All sins are related to man losing control of these doors.

- Mahabharata

सम्योचितपद्यमालिका - क्षांति दया

क्षांतितुल्यं तपो नास्ति संतोषान्न सुखं परम् ।
नास्ति तृष्णासमो व्याधिर्न च धर्मो दयापरः ॥

- सम्योचितपद्यमालिका

kShAntitulyo tapo nAsti santoSha anna sukham param ।
nAsti tRuShNaa samo vyAdhiH na dharmo dayA paraH ॥

- samayochitapadyamAlikA

There is no greater penance than to forgive; no greater happiness than having food to eat; no greater disease than desire and no greater dharma (moral code for life) than being compassionate.

- Samayochitapadyamalika

रामायण - किष्किंधा - धर्म

हित्वा धर्मं तथार्थं च कामं यस्तु निषेवते ।
स वृक्षाग्रे यथा सुप्तः पतितः प्रतिबुध्यते ॥

- रामायण, किष्किंधा

hitvA dharmam tathA artham cha kAmam yastu niShevate ।
sa vRukSHagre yathA suptaH patitaH pratibuddhyate ॥

- rAmAyaNa, kiShkindhA

He who indulges in Kama having forgotten about dharma (morality) and even artha(wealth) will realize his mistake only after he is hurt. Just like a person who is sleeping on a branch of the tree. He will be woken up only when he falls.

- Ramayana, Kishkindha

सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार - गुण धर्म

स जीवति गुणा यस्य धर्मो यस्य स जीवति ।
गुणधर्मविहीनो यो निष्फलं तस्य जीवितम् ॥

- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार

sa jIvati guNA yasya dharma yasya sa jIvati ।
guNadharma vihIno yo niShphalam tasya jIvitam ॥

- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra

One must have righteous qualities and follow dharma. Only then he can be said to have lived. If one is devoid of both righteousness and dharma, his life is wasted.

- Subhashitaratnabhandagara

भागवत - धर्म

यदा देवेषु वेदेषु गोषु विप्रेषु साधुषु ।
धर्मे मयि च विद्वेषः स वा आशु विनश्यति ॥

- भागवत

yadA deveShu vedeShu goShu vipreShu sAdhuShu ।
dharme mayi cha vidveShaH sa vA Ashu vinashyati ॥

- bhAgavata

Destruction comes fast at you when you go against the Gods, the vedas, cows, scholars, virtuous people, dharma and the supreme being.

- Bhagavata

भागवत - कर्म

नेह यत्कर्म धर्माय न विरागाय कल्पते ।
न तीर्थपदसेवायै जीवन्नपि मृतो हि सः ॥

- भागवत

neha yat karma dharmAya na virAgAya kalpate ।
na tIrthapada sevAyai jIvannapi mRuto hi saH ॥

- bhAgavata

Our actions must be to uphold Dharma, or to lead us to detachment (asceticism), or to serve noble wise men (who are worthy of service). If they do not meet any of the above, then we are as good as dead.

- Bhagavata

भागवत - धर्मज्ञाः

देहवाग्बुद्धिजं धीरा धर्मज्ञाः श्रद्धयान्विताः ।
क्षिपंत्यघं महदपि वेणुगुल्ममिवानलः ॥

- भागवत

deha vAk buddhijam dhIrA dharmajnAH shraddhayAnvitAH ।
kShipanti agham mahadapi veNugulmam iva analaH ॥

- bhAgavata

It is natural that man commits sins by his action - of body, speech and intellect. But there are a few people who are courageous, know Dharma and have faith who can live their life so well that they destroy all those sins - as easily as fire destroys a cluster of bamboo shoots.

- Bhagavata

चतुर्वर्गसंग्रह - मोक्ष

तावद्धर्मकथा मनोभवरुचिर्मोक्षस्पृहा जायते
    यावत्तृप्तिसुखोदयेन न जनः क्षुत् क्षामकुक्षिः क्षणम् ।
प्राप्ते भोजनचिंतनस्य समये वित्तं निमित्तं विना
    धर्मे कस्य धियः स्मरं स्मरति कः केनेक्ष्यते मोक्षभूः ॥

- चतुर्वर्गसंग्रह

tAvad dharmakathA mano bhava ruchiH mokSha spRuhA jAyate
    yAvat truptisukhodayena na janaH kShut kShAmakukShiH kShaNam ।
prApte bhojanachintanasya samaye vittam nimittam vinA
    dharme kasya dhiyaH smaraM smarati kaH kEna eekShyate mokShabhUH ॥

- chaturvargasangraha

Kama(luxuries), stories about dharma and salvation make sense only when one the carnal necessities (hunger) are satisfied. Who can think about dharma when you are hungry and it is lunch (or dinner) time? Who can even think of other luxuries of life? Who can even think about salvation?

- Chaturvargasangraha

त्रिशतीव्याख्या - नीति - धर्म

चत्वारो धनदायादाः धर्माग्निनृपतस्कराः ।
तेषां ज्येष्ठावमानेन त्रयः कुप्यंति सोदराः ॥

- त्रिशतीव्याख्या, नीति

chatvAro dhana dAyAdAH dharma agni nRupa taskarAH ।
teShAm jyeShTha avamAnena trayaH kupyanti sodarAH ॥

- trishatIvyAkhyA, nIti

Dharma, fire, king and thieves are brothers. They are the cousins of wealth. If the eldest of the brothers is humiliated (by wealth) then the other three will destroy wealth to take revenge. Ergo: wealth must be spent by never viloating Dharma, the moral code of life.

- Trishativyakhya, Neeti

पराशर स्मृति - धर्माचरण

आपत्काले तु संप्राप्ते शौचाचारं न चिंतयेत् ।
स्वयं समुद्धरेत् पश्चात् स्वस्थो धर्मं समाचरेत् ॥

- पराशर स्मृति

ApatkAle tu samprApte shauchAchAram na chintayet ।
svayam samuddharet pashchAt svastho dharmam samAcharet ॥

- parAshara smRuti

When you are faced with a calamity, one must not be adamant on following the cleanliness procedures. One must save himself first and only then the Dharma must be followed.

- Parashara Smriti

तत्रैव रमते हरिः

यत्र निर्मलभावेन सम्सारे वर्तते गृही ।
धर्मं चरति निष्कामं तत्रैव रमते हरिः ॥

yatra nirmalabhAvena samsAre vartate gRuhI।
dharmam carati niShkAmam tatraiva ramate hariH ॥

Sri Hari will reside there where family men will lead their life according to Dharma with pure thoughts and without any attachemnts and greed.

Family, World

भागवत माहात्म्य - धर्मं भजस्व सततं

धर्मं भजस्व सततं त्यज लोकधर्मान्
    सेवस्व साधुपुरुषान् जहि कामतृष्णाम् ।
अन्यस्य दोषगुणचिन्तनमाशु मुक्त्वा
    सेवाकथरसमहो नितरां पिब त्वम् ॥

- भागवत माहात्म्य

dharmam bhajasva satatam tyaja lokadharmAn
    sevasva sAdhupuruShAn jahi kAmatRuShNAm ।
anyasya doShaguNachintanam Ashu puktvA
    sevAkathArasam aho nitarAM piba tvam ॥

- bhAgavata mAhAtmya

Always follow Dharma in its purest form. Do not follow what is defacto which changes from time to time and from place to place. Serve noble men (mendicants). Give up greed to get more and lust. Stop finding faults in others. Spend your time in serving others and listening to tales about God.

- Bhagavatamahatmya

हितोपदेश - सन्धि - अधर्म

आधिव्याधिपरितापादद्य श्वो वा विनाशिने ।
को हि नाम शरीराय धर्मापेतं समाचरेत् ॥

- हितोपदेश, सन्धि

Adhi vyAdhi paritApAt adya shvaH vA vinAshine ।
ko hi nAma sharIrAya dharmApetaM samAcaret ॥

- hitopadesha, sandhi

This nameless body is destined to be destroyed by illness - of body or mind. It's only a matter of today or tomorrow. Why should one do any thing against dharma (moral code of life) for the sake of this body?

- Hitopadesha, Sandhi