Bhagavad Gita Chapter 01, Text 42


Bg 1.42

dosair etaih kula-ghnanam
varna-sankara-karakaih
utsadyante jati-dharmah
kula-dharmas ca sasvatah


Word for word: 
dosaih — by such faults; etaih — all these; kula-ghnanam — of the destroyers of the family; varna-sankara — of unwanted children; karakaih — which are causes; utsadyante — are devastated; jati-dharmah — community projects; kula-dharmah — family traditions; ca — also; sasvatah — eternal.

Translation: 
By the evil deeds of those who destroy the family tradition and thus give rise to unwanted children, all kinds of community projects and family welfare activities are devastated.

Purport: 
Community projects for the four orders of human society, combined with family welfare activities, as they are set forth by the institution of sanatana-dharma, or varnasrama-dharma, are designed to enable the human being to attain his ultimate salvation. Therefore, the breaking of the sanatana-dharma tradition by irresponsible leaders of society brings about chaos in that society, and consequently people forget the aim of life – Visnu. Such leaders are called blind, and persons who follow such leaders are sure to be led into chaos.