Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 1, Verse 42

Arjuna said

सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः ॥1.42॥

saṅkaro narakāyaiva kulaghnānāṃ kulasya capatanti pitaro hyeṣāṃ luptapiṇḍodakakriyāḥ

Meaning

“This disorder drags both the family and its destroyers to hell, and their ancestors fall too, deprived of the offerings of rice-balls and water (pinda and tarpana, rites for ancestors).”

हिंदी में अर्थ

“यह अव्यवस्था कुल को और कुल का नाश करने वालों को नरक में ले जाती है, और पिंडदान व तर्पण (पूर्वजों के लिए किए जाने वाले कर्म) न मिलने से उनके पितर भी गिर जाते हैं।”

Practise it today

Spend a few quiet minutes today remembering a grandparent or elder who shaped you, and silently thank them.

Reflect tonight

Which elder did you remember today, and what did they give you?

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