Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga

1.42

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Sanskrit · Devanagari

सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च। पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः ॥

Sanskrit · IAST

saṅkaro narakāyaiva kulaghnānāṃ kulasya ca patanti pitaro hyeṣāṃ luptapiṇḍodakakriyāḥ

English translation

Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882
that intermingling necessarily leads the family and the destroyers of the family to hell for when the ceremonies of (offering) the balls of food and water (to them) fail, their ancestors fall down (to hell). By these transgressions of the destroyers of families which occasion interminglings of castes

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Translation · English

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

An increase of unwanted population certainly causes hellish life both for the family and for those who destroy the family tradition. The ancestors of such corrupt families fall down, because the performances for offering them food and water are entirely stopped.

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Translation · English

Abhinavagupta

1.35 1.44 Nihatya etc. upto anususruma. Sin alone is the agent in the act of slaying these desperadoes. Therefore here the idea is this : These ememies of ours have been slain, i.e., have been take possession of, by sin. Sin would come to us also after slaying them. Sin in this context is the disregard, on account of greed etc., to the injurious conseences like the ruination of the family and the like. That is why Arjuna makes a specific mention of the [ruin of the] family etc., and of its duties in the passage 'How by slaying my own kinsmen etc'. The act of slaying, undertaken with an individualizing idea about its result, and with a particularizing idea about the person to be slain, is a great sin. To say this very thing precisely and to indicate the intensity of his own agony, Arjuna says only to himself [see next sloka]:

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Translation · English

Dr. S. S. Sankaranarayan

1.42. The intermixture leads the family-ruiners and the family to nothing but the hell; for, their ancestors (their individual souls) fall down [in hell], being deprived of the rites of offering rice-balls and water [intended to them].

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Translation · English

Rāmānuja

1.26 - 1.47 Arjuna said - Sanjaya said Sanjaya continued: The high-minded Arjuna, extremely kind, deeply friendly, and supremely righteous, having brothers like himself, though repeatedly deceived by the treacherous attempts of your people like burning in the lac-house etc., and therefore fit to be killed by him with the help of the Supreme Person, nevertheless said, 'I will not fight.' He felt weak, overcome as he was by his love and extreme compassion for his relatives. He was also filled with fear, not knowing what was righteous and what unrighteous. His mind was tortured by grief, because of the thought of future separation from his relations. So he threw away his bow and arrow and sat on the chariot as if to fast to death.

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Translation · English

Śaṅkarācārya

1.42 Sri Sankaracharya did not comment on this sloka. The commentary starts from 2.10.

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Translation · English

Shri Purohit Swami

1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions.

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Translation · English

Sir Edwin Arnold

Sending a Hell-ward road that family, And whoso wrought its doom by wicked wrath. Nay, and the souls of honoured ancestors Fall from their place of peace, being bereft Of funeral-cakes and the wan death-water.[FN#1]

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Translation · English

Swami Adidevananda

1.42 This mixing of classes leads to hell the clan itself and its destroyers; for the spirits of their ancestors fall degraded, deprived of the ritual offerings of food and water.

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Translation · English

Swami Gambirananda

1.42 And the intermingling in the family leads the ruiners of the family verily into hell. The forefathers of these fall down (into hell) because of being deprived of the offerings of rice-balls and water.

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Translation · English

Swami Sivananda

1.42. Confusion of castes leads to hell the slayers of the family, for their forefathers fall, deprived of the offerings of rice-ball and water (libations).

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Translation · Hindi

Śaṅkarācārya

।।1.42।।Sri Sankaracharya did not comment on this sloka.

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Translation · Hindi

Swami Ramsukhdas

।।1.42।। वर्णसंकर कुलघातियों को और कुल को नरक में ले जानेवाला ही होता है। श्राद्ध और तर्पण न मिलने से इन- (कुलघातियों-) के पितर भी अपने स्थान से गिर जाते हैं।

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Translation · Hindi

Swami Tejomayananda

।।1.42।।वह वर्णसंकर कुलघातियों को और कुल को नरक में ले जाने का कारण बनता है। पिण्ड और जलदान की क्रिया से वंचित इनके पितर भी नरक में गिर जाते हैं।

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Commentary · English

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

According to the rules and regulations of fruitive activities, there is a need to offer periodical food and water to the forefathers of the family. This offering is performed by worship of Viṣṇu, because eating the remnants of food offered to Viṣṇu can deliver one from all kinds of sinful reactions. Sometimes the forefathers may be suffering from various types of sinful reactions, and sometimes some of them cannot even acquire a gross material body and are forced to remain in subtle bodies as ghosts. Thus, when remnants of prasādam food are offered to forefathers by descendants, the forefathers are released from ghostly or other kinds of miserable life. Such help rendered to forefathers is a family tradition, and those who are not in devotional life are required to perform such rituals. One who is engaged in the devotional life is not required to perform such actions. Simply by performing devotional service, one can deliver hundreds and thousands of forefathers from all kinds of misery. It is stated in the Bhāgavatam (11.5.41): devarṣi-bhūtāpta-nṛṇāṁ pitṝṇāṁ na kiṅkaro nāyam ṛṇī ca rājan sarvātmanā yaḥ śaraṇaṁ śaraṇyaṁ gato mukundaṁ parihṛtya kartam “Anyone who has taken shelter of the lotus feet of Mukunda, the giver of liberation, giving up all kinds of obligation, and has taken to the path in all seriousness, owes neither duties nor obligations to the demigods, sages, general living entities, family members, humankind or forefathers.” Such obligations are automatically fulfilled by performance of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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Commentary · English

Swami Sivananda

1.42 सङ्करः confusion of castes? नरकाय for the hell? एव also? कुलघ्नानाम् of the slayers of the family?कुलस्य of the family? च and? पतन्ति fall? पितरः the forefathers? हि verily? एषां their? लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः deprived of the offerings of ricall and water.No Commentary.

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Commentary · Hindi

Swami Chinmayananda

।।1.42।। अब अर्जुन वर्णसंकर के दुष्परिणामों को बताता है। जातियों के वर्णसंकर होने से अन्तर्बाह्य जीवन में नैतिक मूल्यों का ह्रास होता है और फलत परिवारिक व धार्मिक परम्परायें नष्ट हो जाती हैं।हिन्दू धर्म के अनुसार मृत पितरों को पिण्ड और जल अर्पित किया जाता है। इसका तात्पर्य यह है कि पितर यह देखना चाहते हैं कि उनके द्वारा अत्यन्त परिश्रम से विकसित की गई और अपने पुत्रों आदि को सौपी गई सांस्कृतिक शुद्धता को वे किस सीमा तक बनाये रखते हैं और उसकी सुरक्षा किस प्रकार करते हैं। हमारे पूर्वजों द्वारा अथक परिश्रम से निर्मित उच्च संस्कृति को यदि हम नष्ट कर देते हैं तो वास्तव में हम उनका घोर अपमान करते हैं। यह कितनी आकर्षक और काव्यात्मक कल्पना है कि पितरगण अपने स्वर्ग के वातायन से देखते हैं कि उनके पुत्रादि अपनी संस्कृति की रक्षा करते हुये किस प्रकार का जीवन जीते हैं यदि वे यह देखेंगे क उनके द्वारा अत्यन्त श्रम से लगाये हुये उद्यानों को उनके स्वजनों ने उजाड़कर जंगल बना दिया है तो निश्चय ही उन्हें भूखप्यास के कष्ट के समान पीड़ा होगी। इस दृष्टि से अध्ययन करने पर यह श्लोक अत्यन्त उपयुक्त प्रतीत होता है। प्रत्येक पीढ़ी अपनी संस्कृति की आलोकित ज्योति भावी पीढ़ी के हाथों में सौंप देती है। नई पीढ़ी का यह कर्तव्य है कि वह इसे सावधानीपूर्वक आलोकित अवस्था में ही अपने आगे आने वाली पीढ़ी को भी सौंपे। संस्कृति की रक्षा एवं विकास करना हमारा पुनीत कर्तव्य है।ऋषि मुनियों द्वारा निर्मित भारतीय संस्कृति आध्यात्मिक है जिसकी सुरक्षा धार्मिक विधियों पर आश्रित होती है। इसलिये हिन्दुओं के लिए संस्कृति और धर्म एक ही वस्तु है। हमारे प्राचीन साहित्य में संस्कृति शब्द का स्वतन्त्र उल्लेख कम ही मिलता है। उसमें अधिकतर धार्मिक विधियों के अनुष्ठान पर ही बल दिया गया है।वास्तव में हिन्दू धर्म सामाजिक जीवन में आध्यात्मिक संस्कृति संरक्षण की एक विशेष विधि है। धर्म का अर्थ है उन दिव्य गुणों को अपने जीवन में अपनाना जिनके द्वारा हमारा शुद्ध आत्मस्वरूप स्पष्ट प्रकट हो। अत कुलधर्म का अर्थ परिवार के सदस्यों द्वारा मिलजुलकर अनुशासन और ज्ञान के साथ रहने के नियमों से है। परिवार में नियमपूर्वक रहने से देश के एक योग्य नागरिक के रूप में भी हम आर्य संस्कृति को जी सकते हैं।

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Commentary · Hindi

Swami Ramsukhdas

।।1.42।। व्याख्या--'सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च'-- वर्ण-मिश्रणसे पैदा हुए वर्णसंकर-(सन्तान-) में धार्मिक बुद्धि नहीं होती। वह मर्यादाओंका पालन नहीं करता; क्योंकि वह खुद बिना मर्यादासे पैदा हुआ है। इसलिये उसके खुदके कुलधर्म न होनेसे वह उनका पालन नहीं करता, प्रत्युत कुलधर्म अर्थात् कुलमर्यादासे विरुद्ध आचरण करता है। जिन्होंने युद्धमें अपने कुलका संहार कर दिया है, उनको 'कुलघाती' कहते हैं। वर्णसंकर ऐसे कुलघातियोंको नरकोंमें ले जाता है। केवल कुलघातियोंको ही नहीं, प्रत्युत कुल-परम्परा नष्ट होनेसे सम्पूर्ण कुलको भी वह नरकोंमें ले जाता है। 'पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः'-- जिन्होंने अपने कुलका नाश कर दिया है, ऐसे इन कुलघातियोंके पितरोंको वर्णसंकरके द्वारा पिण्ड और पानी (श्राद्ध और तर्पण) न मिलनेसे उन पितरोंका पतन हो जाता है। कारण कि जब पितरोंको पिण्ड-पानी मिलता रहता है, तब वे उस पुण्यके प्रभावसे ऊँचे लोकोंमें रहते हैं। परन्तु जब उनको पिण्ड-पानी मिलना बन्द हो जाता है, तब उनका वहाँसे पतन हो जाता है अर्थात् उनकी स्थिति उन लोकोंमें नहीं रहती।पितरोंको पिण्डपानी न मिलनेमें कारण यह है कि वर्णसंकरकी पूर्वजोंके प्रति आदर-बुद्धि नहीं होती। इस कारण उनमें पितरोंके लिये श्राद्ध-तर्पण करनेकी भावना ही नहीं होती। अगर लोक-लिहाजमें आकर वे श्राद्ध-तर्पण करते भी हैं तो भी शास्त्रविधिके अनुसार उनका श्राद्धतर्पणमें अधिकार न होनेसे वह पिण्ड-पानी पितरोंको मिलता ही नहीं। इस तरह जब पितरोंको आदरबुद्धिसे और शास्त्रविधिके अनुसार पिण्ड-जल नहीं मिलता तब उनका अपने स्थानसे पतन हो जाता है।

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Abhinavagupta

।।1.35 1.44।।निहत्येत्यादि। आततायिनां हनने पापमेव कर्तृ। अतोऽयमर्थः पापेन तावदेतेऽस्मच्छत्रवो हताः परतन्त्रीकृताः। तांश्च निहत्यास्मानपि पापमाश्रयेत् (S omits पापम्)। पापमत्र लोभादिवशात् (S लोभवशात्) कुलक्षयादिदोषादर्शनम् (S दोषदर्शनम्)। अत एव कुलादिधर्माणामुपक्षेपं (K कुलक्षयादि N क्षेपकम्) करोति स्वजनं हि कथमित्यादिना।

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Ānandagiri

।।1.42।।कुलक्षयकृतामेतैरुदाहृतैर्दोषैर्वर्णसंकरहेतुभिर्जातिप्रयुक्ता वंशप्रयुक्ताश्च धर्माः सर्वे समुत्साद्यन्ते तेन कुलक्षयकारणाद्युद्धादुपरतिरेव श्रेयसीत्याह दोषैरिति।

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Dhanapati

।।1.42।।वर्णसंकरस्य दोषपर्यवसायितां दर्शयति संकर इति। वर्णसंकरः कुलघ्नानां कुलहननकर्तृ़णां कुलस्य चाधर्माभिभूतस्य नरकायैव नरकप्रदानायैव जायत इत्यनुषङ्गः। कुलस्य संकरश्च कुलघ्नानां नरकायैव भवतीत्यन्वय इति केचित्। न केवलं तेषामेव नरकायापितु तत्पितृ़णामपीत्याह पतन्तीति। एषां कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च पितरः पतन्ति निरयगामिनो भवन्ति। हि यस्माल्लुप्ता पिण्डोदकयोः क्रिया येषां ते। तत्कर्तृ़णां पुत्रपौत्रादीनामभावात्। ततश्च प्रेतत्वादिनिवृत्तिकारणाभावात्तेषां निरयपतनमेवावश्यमायातमित्यर्थः।

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Jayatīrtha

।।1.42।।Sri Jayatirtha did not comment on this sloka. The commentary starts from 2.11.

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Madhusūdana Sarasvatī

।।1.42।।जातिधर्माः क्षत्रियत्वादिनिबन्धनाः कुलधर्मा असाधारणाश्च एतैर्दोषैरुत्साद्यन्ते उत्सन्नाः क्रियन्ते। विनाश्यन्त इत्यर्थः।

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Madhvācārya

।।1.42।।Sri Madhvacharya did not comment on this sloka. The commentary starts from 2.11.

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Nīlakaṇṭha

।।1.42।।एतदेव विवृणोति द्वाभ्याम् दोषैरिति।

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Puruṣottamajī

।।1.42।।सङ्कराच्च नरक एव स्यादित्याह सङ्कर इति। सङ्करः कुलस्य नरकायैव भवति। एवकारेण पापभोगानन्तरं नरकोद्धरणाद्यभावो ज्ञापितः। कुलघ्नामेषां पितरश्च पतन्ति स्वधर्मोपार्जिताजादिलोकेम्यः। हीति युक्तश्चायमर्थः। यतो लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः लुप्ताः पिण्डोदकः क्रिया येषाम्।

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Rāmānuja

।।1.42।।अर्जुन उवाच संजय उवाच स तु पार्थो महामनाः परमकारुणिको दीर्घबन्धुः परमधार्मिकः सभ्रातृको भवद्भिः अतिघोरैः मारणैः जतुगृहादिभिः असकृद् वञ्चितः अपि परमपुरुषसहायः अपि हनिष्यमाणान् भवदीयान् विलोक्य बन्धुस्नेहेन परमया च कृपया धर्माधर्मभयेन च अतिमात्रस्विन्नसर्वगात्रः सर्वथा अहं न योत्स्यामि इति उक्त्वा बन्धुविश्लेषजनितशोकसंविग्नमानसः सशरं चापं विसृज्य रथोपस्थे उपाविशत्।

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Śaṅkarācārya

1.42 Sri Sankaracharya did not comment on this sloka. The commentary starts from 2.10.

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Śrīdhara Svāmin

।। 1.42।।प्रदुष्यन्ति इति कायिकदोषोक्तिः।

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Vallabhācārya

।।1.40 1.42।।Sri Vallabhacharya did not comment on this sloka.

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Vedānta Deśika Veṅkaṭanātha

।। 1.42।।प्रदुष्यन्ति इति कायिकदोषोक्तिः।

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Canonical ID
gita.1.42
Corpus version
gita-1.0.0-rc.1
Text review
machine-cross-checked; first review verified, second pass pending
Devanagari and IAST digital witness
vedic-scriptures · BG1.42
English translation witness
telang-1882 · Chapter 1; aligned against BG1.42
SHA-256
09a669263e0b114b27dc6c7fc4391586aff04dcdeb3319cd9a4a4ce4d41df2c8