apad-dharma
आपद्-धर्म āpad-dharmaThe dharma of distress: rules for what becomes permissible in an emergency, when ordinary duty cannot be kept. Treated at length in the Mahabharata's Shanti Parva and in the law-books, it shows dharma bending to extremity.
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- Dharma, Karma and Rebirth Essentials
There is apad-dharma , the dharma of distress, a whole body of teaching, treated at length in the Mahabharata , for what becomes permitted when ordinary life breaks down and a person must do what the settled ru…