Bhagavad Gita - Class 048 - Chapter 01 Slokas 38-42 - Consequences of War - Class taken on 07 May 2023

Destruction of Families, Family traditions perish, Adharma takes over, Women become corrupt, Ancestors fall, Cause for hell Sloka 38 (Contd) - Arjuna's third line of defense What is Arjuna's argument? And is it correct? Should we behave the same way as others behave to us? Can a mistake be corrected by another mistake? Sloka 39 - Families are destroyed; Sinful action What is our tendency when it comes to mistakes committed by others? Why does Arjuna want to withdraw from the war? What is the sinful action according to Arjuna here? Sloka 40 - Family traditions perish What is the consequence when families are destroyed? What happens when there are no family or broken families? What will happen when Dharma is destroyed? What does adharmic lifestyle mean? Should family traditions be followed only if we understand? What happens if we do not follow family traditions? Sloka 41 - Women become corrupt What happens when adharma enters the family? Why is the woman in the family important? What does Dharma Shastra say with regards to the importance of the woman of the family? Who is the first role model for the child? What happens when a girl child grows up without any cultural values? Why is the inter-mixture of varnas not advised then? On what basis should profession be chosen? Sloka 42 - Ancestors fall; Everybody goes to hell What is the consequence of inter-mixture of varnas? What will happen to ancestors if they are deprived of shraddham and tarpanam? Why is shraddham and tarpanam performed? How does it help the ancestors when we do shraddham and tarpanam? What happens to the people who do not do shraddham and tarpanam?