Chapter 1 · Verse 42 · Arjuna Visada Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 1.42
Sanskrit
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च। पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
Transliteration
saṅkaro narakāyaiva kula-ghnānāṁ kulasya cha patanti pitaro hy eṣhāṁ lupta-piṇḍodaka-kriyāḥ
हिंदी अर्थ
कुल को नष्ट करने वाले के कुल में मिश्रण (अनैतिक संतान) से नरक की प्राप्ति होती है। ऐसे कुल के पूर्वज पिंड और जल के बिना नरक में गिरते हैं।
Word by Word
Arjuna trembles here at a profound law: when we abandon dharma, we don't merely wound ourselves—we fracture the sacred lineage that flows through time itself. The ancestors who poured their spiritual essence into our bloodline become forgotten, their memory dissolved, their evolutionary journey interrupted.
When we betray duty, we betray not just this moment but the very continuity of grace that holds both the living and the departed in eternal connection. In modern life, this teaches us that our choices ripple backward and forward through time—every act of integrity honors those who came before and blesses those yet to come.
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Bhagavad Gita 1.42 — BG 1.42
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