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useful or constructive work was caused by it. In the Mahābhārata period the valorous Yādava clan got destroyed due to this vice. Even all-powerful great men like Krsna and Balarāma failed to save their strong Yādava republic from the terrible and grave consequences of alcohalism and whole Yādava clan was wiped out. This single example is enough to make one aware of the destructive consequence of alcohalism.
We everyday witness the plight of the consumers of alcohal. There household is always hand to mouth. This causes a continued strife in the family. The addict everyday demands money for alcohal from his wife. When refused, he beats his wife and sells her ornaments or other possessions in order to quench his thirst. He does not even hesitate to barter the chastity of his wife. A drunk lying in drainage channels and being licked by a dog is not an uncommon sight. This is one of those addictions that end only with complete ruination.
Man starts drinking either to alleviate the agony of his sorrows, failures, and despair or under insistence from friends and society. If he continues he soon becomes an addict. No matter what, this addiction ends in utter devastation. There is no worse vice than this.
References
1. Tattvārtha Sūtra - 7/13 2. Puruşārtha Siddhyupāya - 43 3. Ibid – 46-47 4. Jñānārņava; 8/31 5. Ibid 6. Mahatma Gandhi 7. Jñānārnava - 8/52 8. Ibid - 8/42 9. Puruşārtha Siddhyupāya - 56 10. lbid - 46 11. Ibid - 47; Jñānārnava - 8/9; Amitagati Śrāvakācāra - 6/25 12. Puruşārtha Siddhyupāya - 2/45 13. Ibid - 51 14. Ibid - 53 15. Ibid - 54 16. Jñānārņava - 8/45 17. Puruşārthu Siddhyupāya -57
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