Matsyapurana 145.33

145.33

tasmātsmārtaḥ sūto dharmo varṇāśramavibhāgaśaḥ
evaṃ vai dvividho dharmaḥ śiṣṭācāraḥ sa ucyate //

One, who restrains his passions and practises Yoga, is known as Yati By dharma is meant practical work and feeling The Lord Bhagavān has denominated the good and bad actions both as Dharma But the Devas Ṛṣis and men, freely support their views and say "This is not dharma" Dharma is derived from a root which means to hold up and also connotes greatness The Āchāryas advise on that dharma which leads to one's Iṣṭa (desired object) They do not advise adharma which leads one to evils. Those, who are hoary, free from avarice, self restrained, not haughty, endowed with Divine knowledge, having a clear conscience and humility and following the path of virtue every day, are known as Āchāryas Such Brāhmaṇas versed in the doctrines of dharma, Śrauta and Smārta, have enunciated the path of virtue—25-30 dharma of the Smṛitis, laying down varṇa and āśrama on the retrospective bodies of the past Manvantara for the guidance of the coming one—33