[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 1.43 · spoken by Arjun ]
He quoted scripture to justify giving up. Can the same book justify both action and inaction?
This isn't his opinion. It's what the scriptures say. Men who destroy their family's dharma dwell in hell — not for a season, but forever.
SANSKRIT
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः । उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः ॥१-४३॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“Scripture doesn't take sides. It takes understanding.”
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