Beloved Narayan,

So often the world imagines that a spiritual being must remain silent, passive, even a doormat. Yet I remember how You moved in the world — never once did You let Dharma turn into cowardice.

And still, as You declared in the Gita, the line is subtle, my Lord. When does a firm response become vindictive, and when does it remain Dharma? When must we forgive, and when is it necessary to rise and stand?

Most wrestle with this, but to me the answer now seems clear:

• A one-time ignorant fault — pardonable.
• A crime — that is for the law to deal with.
• Repeated misdeeds… they fall into another category.

It is these small, but persistent injuries and insults that pile upon the heart. Left unchecked, they cannot simply be brushed aside. Then arises the need for a Dharma Yuddha — not a war of revenge, but a battle that restores balance and sanity.

As You Yourself have said — retaliation seeks to wound, but Dharma seeks to awaken. Retaliation merely punishes; Dharma holds up a mirror.

Even our Sage Thiruvalluvar reminds us:

If one wrongs you,
respond with such nobility
that they bow their head in shame.

This, my Lord, is the path I choose. If someone wounds me again and again, I do not strike back. Instead, I offer something to make them pause and think — a comic, a post, a video… some shard of wisdom. Not to condemn, but to dissolve the darkness that clouds their vision.

For what greater service is there — as the Vedas say — than to help another glimpse their own shadow and when it clears… discover their own inner light?

So this is how I fight my battles, beloved Narayan. Not with retaliation — that would be Adharma. But with reflection — that is my Dharma Yuddha.

As simple as that.

Love,
Sri Devi