Chapter 1 · Arjuna's Despair (Arjuna Vishada Yoga)
Bhagavad Gita 1.40 Chapter 1, Verse 40
कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः ।
धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत ॥१.४०॥
kulakṣaye praṇaśyanti kuladharmāḥ sanātanāḥ
dharme naṣṭe kulaṃ kṛtsnamadharmo'bhibhavatyuta
Meaning
When a family is destroyed, its age-old traditions perish, and when tradition is lost, lawlessness overtakes the whole family.
Newly written by Bhajan Dhun — scholarly review in progress.
Reference: Bhagavad Gita 1.40 (Chapter 1, Arjuna's Despair (Arjuna Vishada Yoga), Verse 40)
