Chapter 1: Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra

Bg 1.40

TEXT 40

adharmabhibhavat krsna

pradusyanti kula-striyah

strisu dustasu varsneya

jayate varna-sankarah



SYNONYMS

adharma— irreligion; abhibhavat— having been predominant; krsna— O Krsna; pradusyanti— become polluted; kula-striyah— family ladies; strisu —of the womanhood; dustasu— being so polluted; varsneya —O descendant of Vrsni; jayate— it so becomes; varna-sankarah— unwanted progeny.

TRANSLATION

When irreligion is prominent in the family, O Krsna, the women of the family become corrupt, and from the degradation of womanhood, O descendant of Vrsni, comes unwanted progeny.

PURPORT