Explanation

The importance of one’s forefathers and familial lineage is highly valued in Indian culture. In this verse, Arjuna expresses his concern that the decline of postwar society may lead to a loss of respect for the forefathers who established the society’s laws and ideals.

It is not difficult to draw a link between the reverence for a society’s predecessors expressed here, and the reverence for the ancestors expressed here.

Verse & What We Can Learn

Degradation in moral and ethical behavior of people leads to their destruction not only in materialistic life & society but it has a great impact ones and their ancestors spiritual development as well.

In the next verses, we will know Arjuna going on stating more such dangerous consequences of war.

Let’s learn to live with “The Gita” via Meditation Affinity…