Bhagavad Gita 1.43 meaningA hero falls apart
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Breaking a family breaks the customs that hold people together.”
What it means
“Those who destroy families wipe out the customs and duties that hold a community together.”
The original Sanskrit
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः । उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः ॥
doṣairetaiḥ kulaghnānāṃ varṇasaṅkarakārakaiḥ utsādyante jātidharmāḥ kuladharmāśca śāśvatāḥ
Translations
Literal translation
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 become destroyed.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
इन वर्णसंकर कारक दोषों से कुलघाती दोषों से सनातन कुलधर्म और जातिधर्म नष्ट हो जाते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 1.44“We have always been taught that people who destroy these foundations live in suffering.”