[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 1.42 · spoken by Arjun ]
What took a thousand years to build can be destroyed in one afternoon. Who pays?
Eternal traditions. Timeless customs. Wiped out by one generation's war. What took a thousand years to build can be destroyed in a single afternoon.
SANSKRIT
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च । पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः ॥१-४२॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“What's eternal isn't immune. It's just what hurts the most to lose.”
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