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Chapter 1
dosairetaih kulaghnanam varnasankarakarakaih
utsadyante jatidharmah kuladharmasca sasvatah
Agelong caste-traditions and family-customs of the destroyers of a family get eradicated because of the intermixture created hy the bad deeds of these destroyers of clans. 43.
Comment:-
Dosairetaih kulaghnanam knladharmasca sasvatah:- With the destruction of a race in war, family-traditions are ruined. With the ruin of family-traditions, impiety takes hold. With the growth of impiety, the women become depraved. With the vices there ensues an intermixture of castes. With the intermixture of castes caste-traditions of the clan-destroyers are ruined.
What are 'Kula Dharma' and 'Jati Dharma'? In every caste, a family has its own traditions, customs and decorum which are known, as, 'Kula Dharma', whereas, the traditions of a caste as a whole, are known as 'Jai Dharma' or 'Varna Dharma.' These traditions are general and these are approved by the scriptures. These traditions get ruined, if not followed.
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