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SHRIMAD BHAGVAD GITA-A JAIN PERSPECTIVE
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कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः । धर्म नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्त्रमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत ॥४०॥
"You know that on the distruction of a family you destroy age - long family virtues and with the distruction of these virtues the whole family is overwhelmed by unrighteousness "-40
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः । स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः ॥ ४१ ।।
"Oh Krishna, when unrighteousness prevails women of the family become corrupt and Oh Varshneya! This leads to blood pollution won by inter-mixture of castes"41
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलमानां कुलस्य च । पतन्ति पितरो होषां लुप्तपिण्डोदककियाः ॥ ४२ ॥
"This blood pollution leads not only the one who is responsible for family destruction but also the race to which the family belongs and the souls of the deceased forefather being deprived of ob-sequial offerings also
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