SLOKA OF THE DAY:

Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 1 Text 37-38
yady apy ete na pasyanti
lobhopahata-cetasah
kula-ksaya-krtam dosam
mitra-drohe ca patakam

katham na jneyam asmabhih
papad asman nivartitum
kula-ksaya-krtam dosam
prapasyadbhir janardana

yadi--if; api--even; ete--they; na--do not; pasyanti--see; lobha--by greed; upahata--overpowered; cetasah--their hearts; kula-ksaya--in killing the family; krtam--done; dosam--fault; mitra-drohe--in quarreling with friends; ca--also; patakam--sinful reactions; katham--why; na--should not; jneyam--be known; asmabhih--by us; papat--from sins; asmat--these; nivartitum--to cease; kula-ksaya--in the destruction of a dynasty; krtam--done; dosam--crime; prapasyadbhih--by those who can see; janardana--O Krsna.

TRANSLATION

O Janardana, although these men, their hearts overtaken by greed, see no fault in killing one's family or quarreling with friends, why should we, who can see the crime in destroying a family, engage in these acts of sin?