TEXT 39
kula-ksaye pranasyanti
kula-dharmah sanatanah
dharme naste kulam krtsnam
adharmo 'bhibhavaty uta
kula-dharmah sanatanah
dharme naste kulam krtsnam
adharmo 'bhibhavaty uta
SYNONYMS
kula-ksaye--in destroying the family; pranasyanti--becomes vanquished; kula-dharmah--the family traditions; sanatanah--eternal;dharme--in
religion; naste--being destroyed; kulam--family; krtsnam--wholesale; adharmah--irreligious; abhibhavati--transforms; uta--it is said.
TRANSLATION
With the destruction of
dynasty, the eternal family tradition is vanquished, and thus the rest of the
family becomes involved in irreligious practice.
PURPORT
In the
system of the varnasrama institution
there are many principles of religious traditions to help members of the family
grow properly and attain spiritual values. The elder members are responsible
for such purifying processes in the family, beginning from birth to death. But
on the death of the elder members, such family traditions of purification may
stop, and the remaining younger family members may develop irreligious habits
and thereby lose their chance for spiritual salvation. Therefore, for no
purpose should the elder members of the family be slain.
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