Maharishi begins by observing that all social relationships are based on love. With this expression He reminds Arjuna of his mother and thereby creates a warm wave of love in his heart, the warmth of love that connects son and mother. It is this tender bond of love that develops into all family and social relationships, that maintains a family, a society, a nation and a world. Maharishi unequivocally applies it to social life at every level, from its elemental form in the family, to the wider society, and ultimately to the global society, conceived of as a whole. This quickens all the ways of the heart, where different relationships are held in different shades of love.
Love is the force of life, powerful and sublime. . . .
Personal love is concentrated universal love. Such family dharmas are, for example, those that go to make the relationship of a mother with her son or daughter, or of a brother with his brother or sister, and so on. The principle enunciated therefore carries the inference of being applicable to every level of society and social life. The fundamentals of social behavior in every society on earth are based on this principle which governs the laws of evolution. In a similar way, one may not be aware of the existence of the electromagnetic or gravitational field, yet the laws pertaining to these fields govern the phenomena of their respective domains, and constantly impinge upon the material domain of everyday life.