A Deluded Mind Always Magnifies Problem

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Arjuna Vishada Yogam: Chapter 1: Verse 39

 कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्मा: सनातना: |

धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत || 39||

kula-kṣhaye praṇaśhyanti kula-dharmāḥ sanātanāḥ

dharme naṣhṭe kulaṁ kṛitsnam adharmo ’bhibhavaty uta 39||

 Shloka Translation

BG – Ch. 1- Ver. 39: When a dynasty falls apart, the rules and customs that have stood the test of time are lost. When this happens, lawlessness takes over the entire society, and the rest of the family joins in the irreligious behaviour.

Explanation

Elder family members carry the ancient traditions, customs, beliefs, and noble values of a community and transmit them on to their progeny. These customs aid in fostering moral principles in households and establishing religious propriety in a community. When seniors pass away too soon, their invaluable wisdom is lost, and the younger generation veers off the righteous path in their absence. Arjuna therefore believed that a family’s elders should be spared.

Reflection

The scale of Arjuna’s hallucination grew increasingly larger as his hallucinatory mind started to spiral out of control at this point. He started listing the various ways in which the combat between the two rival factions will finally lead to the abolition of civilization.

Empires and civilizations have fallen due to internal strife; the Roman empire is the most eminent example. A breakdown in law and order occurs when the law’s defenders, notably the statesmen and the warriors, fight one another.

Arjuna, however, only considered the worst-case scenario in this circumstance and completely disregarded the idea that the conflict would bring back peace, order, and prosperity to the kingdom. As he spoke, a downward spiral of negativity that had already started in his head only got worse.

To acquire knowledge and to implement that knowledge in life one needs to be mentally and physically active and healthy and for that daily meditation is a great tool.

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In the next verses, we will know Arjuna stating more negative consequences of killing Kauravas.

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