कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मा न्निवर्तितुम्‌ ।कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन ॥
कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मा न्निवर्तितुम्‌ ।कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन ॥

कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्मा: सनातना: |

धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत || 40||

kula-kṣhaye praṇaśhyanti kula-dharmāḥ sanātanāḥ
dharme naṣhṭe kulaṁ kṛitsnam adharmo ’bhibhavaty uta

भावार्थ:

कुल के नाश से सनातन कुल-धर्म नष्ट हो जाते हैं तथा धर्म का नाश हो जाने पर सम्पूर्ण कुल में पाप भी बहुत फैल जाता है॥40॥

Translation

When a dynasty is destroyed, its traditions get vanquished, and the rest of the family becomes involved in irreligion.

English Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya’s Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Gambirananda

1.40 Sri Sankaracharya did not comment on this sloka. The commentary starts from 2.10.

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