Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 43
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन | नरके नियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम ||
utsanna-kula-dharmāṇāṁ manuṣyāṇāṁ janārdana narake niyataṁ vāso bhavatīty anuśuśruma
O Krishna, we have heard from tradition that men who destroy family customs dwell in hell forever.
Arjuna cites what he's heard from tradition: 'utsanna-kula-dharmāṇām'—those who destroy family dharma—'narake niyataṁ vāsaḥ'—dwell in hell. 'Anuśuśruma'—we have heard. This verse is powerful because Arjuna isn't just accepting tradition blindly. He's reasoned it out (previous verses): destroy dharma → chaos → breakdown → hell. Now he's noting: tradition warned about this too. Logic and wisdom agree. Modern insight: Not about literal afterlife hell, but present consequence. Destroy foundational wisdom—institutional, family, societal—and you create hell now. You live in chaos you created.