Chapter1 Shloka40 - Shrimad Bhagvad Gita

Shrimad Bhagvad Gita

Chapter 1 : Two Armies in Kurukshetra and Arjuna's refusal to fight

Ch 01 : Sh 40

अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः ।
स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसंकरः ॥

Transliteration

adharmabhibhavat krsna pradusyanti kula-striyah |
strisu dustasu varsneya jayate varna-sankarah ||40||

Translation

When impiety prevails, O Krishna! The women of the family get polluted, and then the corruption of womanhood produces unwanted, unworthy children.

Purport