Chapter 1 · Verse 41 · Arjuna Visada Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 1.41
Sanskrit
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः। स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः।।1.41।।
Transliteration
adharmābhibhavāt kṛiṣhṇa praduṣhyanti kula-striyaḥ strīṣhu duṣhṭāsu vārṣhṇeya jāyate varṇa-saṅkaraḥ
In plain words
When you compromise your integrity—even for love, even to keep the peace, even to avoid loss—you don't just hurt yourself; the ripple touches everyone who depends on you, and it touches the future in ways you may never see. The lesson for you: the collapse of what is true and right in one moment of weakness becomes the inheritance of those you love. Your honesty now, even when it costs everything, is the greatest protection you can give your family.
हिंदी अर्थ
हे कृष्ण! अधर्म के बढ़ने से कुल की महिलाएं दूषित हो जाती हैं, और जब महिलाएं चरित्रहीन हो जाती हैं तो वर्ण-संकर (मिली-जुली) संतान का जन्म होता है।
Word by Word
Arjuna speaks from the heart of a warrior watching his world collapse—not merely concerned with bloodlines, but with the collapse of dharma itself, that sacred order holding all things in their rightful place. When the Law falls away, he sees, chaos floods every threshold: families lose their foundation, women lose their protectors, and children born into confusion inherit confusion as their very nature.
This verse asks us to feel the weight of our choices: every act of compromise with truth ripples outward, touching those we love and those not yet born. In our modern age, this teaches us that integrity is not a private virtue—it is the guardrail that keeps entire communities, relationships, and futures from falling into darkness.
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Bhagavad Gita 1.41 — BG 1.41
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