Bhagavad Gita 1.42
Chapter 1: Arjuna Vishada Yoga (Arjuna’s Despair) · अर्जुनविषादयोग
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च ।पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः ॥
saṅkaro narakāyaiva kulaghnānāṃ kulasya ca |patanti pitaro hyeṣāṃ luptapiṇḍodakakriyāḥ ||
Meaning of Gita 1.42 in English
Arjuna says such disorder brings suffering to the family and to those who destroyed it, and the ancestors lose the remembrance rites that honoured them.
गीता 1.42 का हिंदी अर्थ
अर्जुन कहते हैं कि यह अव्यवस्था कुल और कुल का नाश करने वालों दोनों को दुःख की ओर ले जाती है, और पितरों को मिलने वाले श्राद्ध-तर्पण भी बंद हो जाते हैं।
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