Bhagavad Geeta 1.39
Sanskrit
कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्। कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन।।1.39।।
kathaṁ na jñeyam asmābhiḥ pāpād asmān nivartitum kula-kṣhaya-kṛitaṁ doṣhaṁ prapaśhyadbhir janārdana
Meaning
When you clearly see harm from your actions, ignoring that knowledge makes you complicit. Act with integrity even when others rationalize wrongdoing.
Translation
- O Janardana, although these people, whose hearts have become perverted by greed, do not see the evil arising from destroying the family and sinning in hostility towards friends, yet how can we, who clearly see the evil arising from destroying the family, remain unaware of the need to abstain from this sin?
Related Topics
This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: