Original Sanskrit

उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन । नरके नियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम ॥ १-४४॥

Transliteration

utsannakuladharmāṇāṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ janārdana narake niyataṃ vāso bhavatītyanuśuśruma 1-44

English Translation

We have heard, O Janardana, that it is inevitable for those men, in whose families the religious practices have been destroyed, to dwell in hell for an unknown period of time.

Word-by-Word Meaning

utsanna = spoiled; kuladharmāṇāṃ = of those who have the family traditions; manuṣyāṇāṃ = of such men; janārdana = O Krishna; narake = in hell; niyataṃ = always; vāsaḥ = residence; bhavati = it so becomes; iti = thus; anuśuśruma = I have heard by disciplic succession.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Arjuna's Dejection - The crisis of conscience that begins the spiritual dialogue

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