THE MESSAGE OF THE GEETA ... 3

THE MESSAGE OF THE GEETA ... 3

स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेय: परधर्मो भयावह: ||

Although here dharma does not mean religion as such but instead means one's allotted duty in one's station in life, yet, in modern terms, in the teeth of acute proselytising threat from Islam ☪️ and Christianity ✝️, it would be wise on the part of Hindus 🕉 to read it as a warning by the Lord unto them to resist conversion by all means. Shree Krishna says that it is better to die observing one's own dharma (read, Hinduism in its modern connotation, as mentioned above) than to forsake it and take up some other religion through conversion, for the latter course is terrible in consequence. Therefore, all Hindus must heed the Lord's word of caution. Converting to some other faith-fold would for Hindus be tantamount to disobeying the Lord's commandment. 

Written by Sugata Bose