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Swadharma and Human Existence: Reading the Bhagavad Gita through the Selected Novels of Ben Okri

Author(s) Udit Rana, Dr. Swati Sharma, Dr. Neetu Kumar
Country India
Abstract The ageless ethical framework of Swadharma, or one's own just responsibility as expressed in the Bhagavad Gita, emphasizes the balance between personal purpose and the welfare of all. With its roots in Indian spiritual philosophy, Swadharma promotes the idea that when people behave in accordance with their moral obligations, inner calling, and intrinsic nature, true fulfillment and social equilibrium result. By urging people to practice unselfish action, emotional control, and spiritual clarity, this principle not only promotes individual discipline but also promotes the well-being of society as a whole. This study examines the timeless significance of Swadharma in Ben Okri's writings, namely in Songs of Enchantment (1993), The Famished Road (1991), and Infinite Riches (1998). A remarkable conceptual alignment between the spiritual teachings of the Gita and Okri's postcolonial tales is revealed. Okri illustrates moral obligation as a means of achieving personal enlightenment and societal change via Azaro's journey and the hardships faced by his family and community. His fiction places a strong emphasis on moral conflict, empathy, creative awareness, and resisting injustice and hopelessness. This study illustrates how both traditions highlight the importance of moral behavior, inner fortitude, selfless service, and spiritual awareness as crucial pillars for peace, harmony, and human liberation by comparing Krishna's teaching to Arjuna with Okri's visionary heroes.
Keywords Bhagavad Gita, Swadharma, Ben Okri, peace, harmony.
Published In Volume 8, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On 2026-06-03
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i03.80484
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