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Meaning: adjective: Righteous.
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dharmee dharam karahi gaavaavahi ��ma?gahi mokh duaar.
The righteous ones perform righteous deeds but seek praises for themselves and ask for the door of salvation (as a reward for their good deeds). -Guru Nanak Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, 469
Message: There were those who claimed to be righteous and virtuous people because they performed some charitable deeds.
But they were doing these charities for the sake of self-praise and they desired spiritual elevation or liberation as a reward for these deeds.
Thus, their good actions were hypocritical and not genuinely altruistic. Ideally, virtuous acts should be done in a selfless spirit, as a natural duty. Isn�t being good a reward in itself?
Another question that needs to be considered carefully: �How different are we in the modern times?� Do we continue to trade with and bribe the Divine?�
Etymology: From Sanskrit�dharmin (pious, just, righteous) from Sanskrit�dharma�or�dharm�(custom, duty; righteousness, morality, virtue; law, etc.), ultimately from Indo-European root�dhar�(to hold firmly or support).
