1.42 सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च। पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः
saṅkaro narakāya
Word meanings
saṅkaraḥ—unwanted children;narakāya—hellish;eva—indeed;kula-ghnānām—for those who destroy the family;kulasya—of the family;cha—also;patanti—fall;pitaraḥ—ancestors;hi—verily;eṣhām—their;lupta—deprived of;piṇḍodaka-kriyāḥ—performances of sacrificial offerings
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The intermixture leads the family-ruiners and their families to nothing but hell; for, their ancestors (their individual souls) fall down [in hell], being deprived of the rites of offering rice-balls and water [intended for them].
Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions.
This mixing of classes leads to hell the clan itself and its destroyers; for the spirits of their ancestors fall degraded, deprived of the ritual offerings of food and water.
And the intermingling in the family leads the ruiners of the family verily into hell. The forefathers of these fall down (into hell) because of being deprived of the offerings of rice-balls and water.
Confusion of castes leads to hell the slayers of the family, for their forefathers fall, deprived of the offerings of rice-ball and water.
1.44 उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन। नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम
utsanna
Word meanings
utsanna—destroyed;kula-dharmāṇām—whose family traditions;manuṣhyāṇām—of such human beings;janārdana—he who looks after the public, Shree Krishna;narake—in hell;aniyatam—indefinite;vāsaḥ—dwell;bhavati—is;iti—thus;anuśhuśhruma—I have heard from the learned
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O Janardana! Dwelling in hell is certain for men whose family duties have fallen into disuse; this we have heard.
The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost.
For those whose clan-laws are destroyed, dwelling in hell is ordained, O Krsna; thus have we heard.
O Janardana, we have heard it said that living in hell becomes inevitable for those persons whose family duties get destroyed.
We have heard, O Janardana, that inevitable is the dwelling for an unknown period in hell for those men in whose families the religious practices have been destroyed!
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अर्जुनविषादयोग
Chapter 1: The War Within
arjunaviṣādayoga
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1.43 दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः। उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः
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Word meanings
doṣhaiḥ—through evil deeds;etaiḥ—these;kula-ghnānām—of those who destroy the family;varṇa-saṅkara—unwanted progeny;kārakaiḥ—causing;utsādyante—are ruined;jāti-dharmāḥ—social and family welfare activities;kula-dharmāḥ—family traditions;cha—and;śhāśhvatāḥ—eternal
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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On account of these evils of the family-ruiners that cause the intermixing of castes, the eternal caste-duties and family-duties fall into disuse.
By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish.
By the sins of the clan-destroyers who bring about inter-mixture of classes, the ancient traditions of the clan and class are destroyed.
Due to these misdeeds of the ruiners of the family, which cause intermingling of castes, the traditional rites and duties of the castes and families are destroyed.
By these evil deeds of the destroyers of the family, which cause confusion of castes, the eternal religious rites of the caste and the family are destroyed.
