Sanskrit Verse
sankaro narakayaiva kula-ghnanam kulasya ca, patanti pitaro hy esham lupta-pindodaka-kriyah
Translation & Meaning
Arjuna argues that social disorder brings the destroyers of the family to hell, and indeed the ancestors of such families fall, being deprived of the offerings of food and water. He invokes the traditional duty of ancestral rites, arguing that war will cut off the sacred chain of duty that connects the living to the dead.
Key Teachings
- •Traditional religious duties connect generations and maintain the moral fabric of society
- •The spiritual consequences of wrong action extend beyond the individual to the lineage
- •Invoking sacred tradition is not always the same as understanding the spirit behind it
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