Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1 Verse 42

Bhagavad Gita: Verse 1.42

सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च ।
पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः ॥ १-४२॥


saṅkaro narakāyaiva kulaghnānāṃ kulasya ca
patanti pitaro hyeṣāṃ luptapiṇḍodakakriyāḥ


Meaning:

Confusion of castes leads the slayer of the family to hell; for their forefathers fall, deprived of the offerings of PINDA (rice-ball) and water (libations) .


saṅkaraḥ = such unwanted children; narakāya = make for hellish life; eva = certainly; kulaghnānāṃ = for those who are killers of the family; kulasya = for the family; ca = also; patanti = fall down; pitaraḥ = forefathers; hi = certainly; eṣāṃ = of them; lupta = stopped; piṇḍa = of offerings of food; udaka = and water; kriyāḥ = performances.;

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