The Yoga of Arjuna's Despair

Arjuna describes the endpoint of cascading destruction: when breakdown is complete, no one wins. 'Saṅkaro narakāyaiva'—chaos leads to hell. Not metaphorical afterlife, but lived hell NOW where nothing functions. 'Kula-ghnānāṁ kulasya ca'—for family destroyers AND family. Both. The destroyers don't escape—they live in the hell they created. 'Patanti pitaraḥ lupta-piṇḍodaka-kriyāḥ'—ancestors fall, offerings stopped. Ancient context: ancestral rites. Universal principle: complete severing of continuity. Past forgotten, present chaos, future uncertain. In total breakdown, there are no winners—only degrees of losing.