Par dharma (पर धर्म)

Par dharma (पर धर्म)

par dharma (पर धर्म | para dharma) is the unchanging eternal duty of every jeev. Par means superior. The superior dharma every jeev is to serve God.

This is also referred to by many other names.

  • gunatita dharma (धर्म​​ | dharma​) means duty which is beyond the three gunas of Maya.
  • divya dharma (दिव्य धर्म | divya dharma ) means the divine duty,
  • bhagavata dharma (भागवत धर्म | bhāgavata dharma ) means Godly duty.
  • adhyatmika dharma (आध्यात्मिक धर्म | ādhyātmika dharma ) means spiritual duty.
  • spiritual dharma etc.

The opposite of this dharma is apar dharma.

Go Deeper

What is the ultimate aim of life?
What is the ultimate aim of life? Discover why every living being universally seeks happiness and how to find this eternal Bliss (Ananda) in God rather than the material world.
Not This. Not That. Only This Will Ever Satisfy You.
Question Your entire premise is that “we must love God as there is no happiness in this world”. I would disagree with that - A cup of coffee in the coffee shop in the middle of work gives me happiness. Going out for dinner with friends is a lot of fun

REFERENCE

Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 8