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The Six Pillars of Hinduism
The six ancient keywords to liberation
Sanatana Dharma, or Hinduism, is a spiritual path that centers on compassion, non-attachment, and freedom from Samsara — the cycle of birth and death. The core principle here is to transcend worldly pettiness to build a life of inner peace and wisdom. For this, the sages of yore created a lifestyle defined by some keywords, the pillars of this faith.
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The Six Pillars: An Overview
A popular Sanskrit Subhashita (proverb) goes:
gītā gangā ca gāyatrī govindeti hṛdi sthite
caturgakāra saṃyukte punarjanma na vidyateThere’s no rebirth if we establish the four words starting with the ga-sound in our hearts. Those are Gita, Ganga, Gayatri, and Govinda.
Some versions of this proverb replace Govinda with Gau (cow) or even Guru. When we combine them all, we arrive at Sanatana Dharma’s six pillars — Gau, Ganga, Gita, Gayatri, Guru, and Govinda.
These six words define the lifestyle advocated by Sanatana Dharma. This post examines the deeper-lying significance attached to these.
