Fighting will cause family destruction in the following 6-step sequence:
Fighting destroys the whole dynasty
2Family Traditions Stop — Irreligion increases (1.39)
With the destruction of dynasty, the entire family tradition is vanquished, and thus the rest of the family becomes involved in irreligion
When irreligion is prominent, the women in the family become polluted
Chanakya Pandit says “Women need protection”
Why women need special protection – Because they are
How they are protected – By engaging in religious principles, either under father, husband or son
If they are not protected, it leads to adultery and varna-sankara
4Varna-sankara (unwanted progeny) (1.40*)
From degradation of woman comes unwanted progeny
Varna-sankara has three effects
Risk of war and pestilence
For the whole family – Ancestors falldown because pinda-dana stops
For those who destroy family
All community projects and family welfare acts stop
5Hellish life for ‘family’ and ‘destroyers of family’ (1.41*)
6Culture is destroyed — Community projects and family welfare acts stop (1.42)
39 purport)
Responsible for maintaining purificatory samskaras (birth to death)
Helping younger generation on the path of salvation
cImportance of good population (1.40 purport) — It is the basic principle for peace, prosperity and spiritual progress in life
dWhat good population depends on (1.40 purport) — Chastity and faithfulness of womanhood
ePhilosophy of Pinda-Dan (1.41 purport)
Based on rules and regulations of fruitive acts
What it is – To offer periodical food and water to forefathers
Right process – worship of Vishnu done / remnants offered to forefathers
Principle: To release them from many sinful reactions / ghostly existence etc.
Who is not obliged for this – One in devotional life
Why devotees are not obliged – Because devotional service relieves hundreds and thousands of forefathers from all misery (Ref. SB. 11.5.41 “devarsi bhutapta…”)
fCommunity projects and family welfare acts — Importance (1.42 purport)
They are set forth by Varnashrama / Sanatana-dharma
Sets duties for four orders of society
Purpose – To help attain ultimate salvation
‘Result of breaking’ such projects
People forget ultimate aim of life – Vishnu
gWays of receiving real knowledge (1.43 purport) — Disciplic succession
Arjuna based his arguments not on personal experience, but on what he has heard from authorities
hPrinciple of ‘Prayascitta’ (1.43 purport) — A system in the varnashrama system by which before death one has to undergo the process of atonement for his sinful activities
Without doing so, one surely will be transferred to the hellish planets to undergo miserable lives ARJUNA’S FIFTH ARGUMENT — “INDECISION”
Fifth argument covered in chapter 2:
Please refer to Text 2.6 for Arjuna’s fifth argument