Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 1, Verse 39

Arjuna said
कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्।कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन ॥1.39॥

kathaṃ na jñeyamasmābhiḥ pāpādasmānnivartitumkulakṣayakṛtaṃ doṣaṃ prapaśyadbhirjanārdana

Meaning

“...why should we, who clearly see the harm in destroying a family, not know to turn away from this sin, Janardana?”

हिंदी में अर्थ

“...तो हे जनार्दन, हम, जो कुल-नाश के दोष को साफ़ देख रहे हैं, इस पाप से बचने की बात क्यों न समझें?”

Practise it today

If someone behaves badly toward you today, choose your response by your own values, not by their behaviour.

Reflect tonight

Did you hold to your own standard today, even when someone else did not?

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