Chapter 1: Arjuna's Dilemmaअर्जुनविषादयोग
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“O Janardana, I have heard from the learned that those who destroy family traditions dwell always in hell.”
Sanskrit
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन | नरके नियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम ||
Transliteration
utsanna-kula-dharmāṇāṁ manuṣyāṇāṁ janārdana narake niyataṁ vāso bhavatīty anuśuśruma
Commentary
Arjuna cites scriptural authority - he has heard from wise teachers that destroyers of family dharma are destined for hell. He appeals to traditional knowledge to support his argument.
Chapter 1
Arjuna's Dilemma