Raising up my hand, I declare with all my might: From dharma follow artha and kama Why not then, practice dharma? However, None pays heed to me! That dharma should never be abandoned To fulfill the demands of kama Or through fear or avarice, Or even when one’s life is at the stake; For, Dharma is Eternal, while the joys and sorrows of life Are but fleeting and transitory, Even as the soul is eternal, though the means and instruments it uses are but frail and transient.

- Bharta Savitri Sage Vyasa Mahabharta Svarga