Bhagavad Gita 1.41 meaningA hero falls apart
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Then people forget what is right, and everything gets messy.”
What it means
“When disorder takes over, the family's moral fabric collapses, and society loses its structure.”
The original Sanskrit
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः । स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः ॥
adharmābhibhavātkṛṣṇa praduṣyanti kulastriyaḥ strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇeya jāyate varṇasaṅkaraḥ
Translations
Literal translation
O Krsna, when vice predominates, the women of the family become corrupt. O descendent of the Vrsnis, when women become corrupted, it results in the intermingling of castes.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे कृष्ण ! पाप के अधिक बढ़ जाने से कुल की स्त्रियां दूषित हो जाती हैं, और हे वार्ष्णेय ! स्त्रियों के दूषित होने पर वर्णसंकर उत्पन्न होता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 1.42“That chaos drags down both the destroyers and the family — even the ancestors, whom no one is left to honour.”