Chapter 1: Arjuna's Dilemmaअर्जुनविषादयोग
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“O Krishna, when irreligion is prominent in the family, the women become polluted, and from the degradation of womanhood, O descendant of Vrishni, comes unwanted progeny.”
Sanskrit
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः | स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः ||
Transliteration
adharmābhibhavāt kṛṣṇa praduṣyanti kula-striyaḥ strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇeya jāyate varṇa-saṅkaraḥ
Commentary
Arjuna continues his sociological analysis. When dharma declines, women lose protection and guidance, leading to social chaos and the breakdown of orderly society.
Chapter 1
Arjuna's Dilemma