Chapter 1, Verse 43
Part of 1: Arjun Viṣhād Yog — अर्जुनविषादयोगदोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः। उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः॥
Transliteration
doṣhair etaiḥ kula-ghnānāṁ varṇa-saṅkara-kārakaiḥ utsādyante jāti-dharmāḥ kula-dharmāśh cha śhāśhvatāḥ
Meaning
By these evil deeds of the destroyers of the family, which cause confusion of castes, the eternal religious rites of the caste and the family are destroyed.
Word-by-word meaning
doṣhaiḥ — through evil deedsetaiḥ — thesekula-ghnānām — of those who destroy the familyvarṇa-saṅkara — unwanted progenykārakaiḥ — causingutsādyante — are ruinedjāti-dharmāḥ — social and family welfare activitieskula-dharmāḥ — family traditionscha — andśhāśhvatāḥ — eternal
Commentary
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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 43?▼
By these evil deeds of the destroyers of the family, which cause confusion of castes, the eternal religious rites of the caste and the family are destroyed.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?▼
This is verse 43 of Chapter 1 (Arjun Viṣhād Yog — Arjuna's Dilemma) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.