This conversation between the Arjuna and Krishna worth giving a thought. Though the war between the two brotherly groups happened about 5000 years ago but the following statements still hold good. This conversation shows up how a family can come to an end due to religious malpractice.
Etaan na hantum icchaami ghnato’pi madhusoodana; Api trailokya raajyasya hetoh kim nu maheekrite.
35. O Krishna! I do not wish to kill them, though they kill me. Not even for the sake of the dominion over the three worlds, where does matters the Earth?
Nihatya dhaartaraashtraan nah kaa preetih syaaj janaardana; Paapam evaashrayed asmaan hatwaitaan aatataayinah.
36. O Janardana! What pleasure shall we meet by killing these sons of Dhritarashtra? We will accrue only sin, by killing these felons.
Tasmaan naarhaa vayam hantum dhaartaraashtraan swabaandhavaan; Swajanam hi katham hatwaa sukhinah syaama maadhava.
37. Therefore, O Madhava! We are not able to kill these sons of Dhritarashtra, our relatives; because, how we will be happy by killing our own kinsmen?
Yadyapyete na pashyanti lobhopahatachetasah; Kulakshayakritam dosham mitradrohe cha paatakam.
38. Although, with the degraded intelligence, overpowered by the greed, they don't see evil created by the family destruction, and sin in depreciation to the friends.
Katham na jneyam asmaabhih paapaad asmaan nivartitum; Kulakshayakritam dosham prapashyadbhir Janardana.
39. Why should not we, who clearly see evil in the destruction of family, learn to turn away from this sin, O Janardana?
COMMENT: Ignorance of the law is no excuse and wanton sinful conduct is a crime unworthy of knowledgeable people.
Kulakshaye pranashyanti kuladharmaah sanaatanaah; Dharme nashte kulam kritsnam adharmo’bhibhavatyuta.
40. Due to the destruction of families, the eternal family religious rites of that family perish; and upon the destruction of the religious practices, Iniquity spreads excessively throughout the whole family.
COMMENT: Kula Dharma pertains to the duties and ceremonies practised by the family in accordance with scriptural instructions.
Adharmaabhibhavaat krishna pradushyanti kulastriyah; Streeshu dushtaasu vaarshneya jaayate varnasankarah.
41. O Krishna! By excessive prevalence of impiety, the women of the family become corrupt and upon women becoming corrupted, O Varsneya (descendant of Vrishni), there germinates a hybrid or intermingled blood baby.
Sankaro narakaayaiva kulaghnaanaam kulasya cha; Patanti pitaro hyeshaam lupta pindodaka kriyaah.
42. The one who is born with intermingling of blood or confusion of castes leads the slayers of the family, along with whole family, to the hell merely, since their forefathers fall, deprived of the offerings of rice-ball and water.
Doshair etaih kulaghnaanaam varnasankarakaarakaih; Utsaadyante jaatidharmaah kuladharmaashcha shaashwataah.
43. By these intermingling 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.
Utsannakuladharmaanaam manushyaanaam janaardana; Narake’niyatam vaaso bhavateetyanushushruma.
44. We have been kept hearing, O Janardana, that for those men, dwelling in the hell for an unknown period is inevitable, whose family religious practices have been destroyed.
Aho bata mahat paapam kartum vyavasitaa vayam; Yadraajya sukhalobhena hantum swajanam udyataah.
45. Oh! Alas! We are involved in a great sin, since we are eagerly prepared to kill our kinsmen through the greed for the pleasures of a kingdom.
Paramhans Jiddanand
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