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Chapter 1
utsannakuladharmanam manusyanam janardana
narake'niyatam vaso bhavatityanususruma
We have heard, 0 Janardana, that men, who have lost their family traditions, dwell in hell, for an indefinite period of time. 44
Comment:-
Utsannakuladharmanam manusyanam janardana narake'-niyatam vaso bhavatityanususruma:-God has endowed man, with discretion and the right to perform, new deeds. hence, he is free to perform good or bad actions. He should use discretion in performing actions. But he being captive of greed, of pleasure etc., does not use his discretion and acts against the ordinance of scriptures, and family-traditions. Consequently, he is criticised, insulted and looked down upon, in this life and suffers tortures of hell for a long time, in the life to come. This is, what we have heard from our elders and ancestors.
In the word 'Manusyanam' the clan-destroyers and all other members of the race, including ancestors of the race-destroyers viz., manes and their descendants, have been included.
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