Bhagavad Gita 1.40 meaningA hero falls apart
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“When families break, their good ways are lost too.”
What it means
“When a family is destroyed, its traditions and values die with it, and disorder takes over.”
The original Sanskrit
कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः । धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत ॥
kulakṣaye praṇaśyanti kuladharmāḥ sanātanāḥ dharme naṣṭe kulaṃ kṛtsnamadharmo.abhibhavatyuta
Translations
Literal translation
From the ruin of the family are totally destroyed the traditional rites and duties of the family. When rites and duties are destroyed, vice overpowers the entire family also.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
कुल के नष्ट होने से सनातन धर्म नष्ट हो जाते हैं। धर्म नष्ट होने पर सम्पूर्ण कुल को अधर्म (पाप) दबा लेता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 1.41“When disorder takes over, the family's moral fabric collapses, and society loses its structure.”