### SB 4.13.44

> यतः पापीयसी कीर्तिरधर्मश्च महान्नृणाम् ।\
> यतो विरोधः सर्वेषां यत आधिरनन्तकः ॥४४॥

> yataḥ pāpīyasī kīrtir\
> adharmaś ca mahān nṛṇām\
> yato virodhaḥ sarveṣāṁ\
> yata ādhir anantakaḥ

*yataḥ*—on account of a bad son; *pāpīyasī*—sinful; *kīrtiḥ*—reputation; *adharmaḥ*—irreligion; *ca*—also; *mahān*—great; *nṛṇām*—of men; *yataḥ*—from which; *virodhaḥ*—quarrel; *sarveṣām*—of all people; *yataḥ*—from which; *ādhiḥ*—anxiety; *anantakaḥ*—endless.

**A sinful son causes a person's reputation to vanish. His irreligious activities at home cause irreligion and quarrel among everyone, and this creates only endless anxiety.**

It is said that a married couple must have a son, otherwise their family life is void. But a son born without good qualities is as good as a blind eye. A blind eye has no use for seeing, but it is simply unbearably painful. The King therefore thought himself very unfortunate to have such a bad son.