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Srila Prabhupada

CHAPTER 1 - TEXT 42

daezEreTaE" ku-l/ganaNaa& v<aRSaªrk-arkE-" )
oTSaaÛNTae JaaiTaDaMaaR" ku-l/DaMaaRê XaaìTaa" )) 42 ))

doñair etaiù kula-ghnänäà
varëa-saìkara-kärakaiù
utsädyante jäti-dharmäù
kula-dharmäç ca çäçvatäù

SYNONYMS

doñaiù—by such faults; etaiù—all these; kula-ghnänäm—of the destroyers of the family; varëa-saìkara—of unwanted children; kärakaiù—which are causes; utsädyante—are devastated; jäti-dharmäù—community projects; kula-dharmäù—family traditions; ca—also; çäçvatäù—eternal.

TRANSLATION

By the evil deeds of those who destroy the family tradition and thus give rise to unwanted children, all kinds of community projects and family welfare activities are devastated.

PURPORT

Community projects for the four orders of human society, combined with family welfare activities, as they are set forth by the institution of sanätana-dharma, or varëäçrama-dharma, are designed to enable the human being to attain his ultimate salvation. Therefore, the breaking of the sanätana-dharma tradition by irresponsible leaders of society brings about chaos in that society, and consequently people forget the aim of life—Viñëu. Such leaders are called blind, and persons who follow such leaders are sure to be led into chaos.


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