January12 – Bhagavadgita Chapter 1; Verses 40-42 (Day 12)

 

Day 12

January 12 – Chapter 1; Verses 40-42

कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः ।

धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत ॥ १-४०॥ 

kula-khaye praaśhyanti kula-dharmā sanātanā
dharme na
he kula kitsnam adharmo ’bhibhavaty uta (40) 

கு1லக்ஷயே ப்1ரணஶ்யன்தி1 கு1லத4ர்மா: ஸனாத1னா: |
4ர்மே நஷ்டே கு1லம் க்1ருத்1ஸ்னம் அத4ர்மோ
‌பி44வத்1யுத1 ||40||

40. In the destruction of a family, the immemorial religious rites of that family perish; on the destruction of spirituality, impiety overcomes the whole family.

Commentary:  Dharma pertains to the duties and ceremonies practiced by the family in accordance with the injunctions of the scriptures.

अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः ।

स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः ॥ १-४१॥ 

adharmābhibhavāt kiha praduhyanti kula-striya
strī
hu duhāsu vārheya jāyate vara-sakara(41) 

அத4ர்மாபி44வாத்1க்1ருஷ்ண ப்1ரது3ஷ்யன்தி1 கு1லஸ்த்1ரிய: |
ஸ்த்1ரீஷு து3ஷ்டா1ஸு வார்ஷ்ணேய ஜாயதே1 வர்ணஸங்க1ர: ||41||

41. By prevalence of impiety, O Krishna, the women of the family become corrupt and, women becoming corrupted, O Varsneya (descendant of Vrishni), there arises intermingling of castes!

सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च ।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः ॥ १-४२॥

sakaro narakāyaiva kula-ghnānā kulasya cha
patanti pitaro hy e
lupta-piṇḍodaka-kriyā(42)

ஸங்க1ரோ நரகா1யைவ கு1லக்4னானாம் கு1லஸ்ய ச1 |
11ன்தி பி11ரோ ஹ்யேஷாம் லுப்11பி1ண்டோ131க்1ரியா ||42||

42. Confusion of castes leads to hell the slayers of the family, for their forefathers fall, deprived of the offerings of rice-ball and water.

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