Text 45] Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja
577
TEXT 44
यतः पापीयसी कीर्तिरथमश्च महासृणाम् । यतो विरोधः सर्वेषां यत आधिरनन्तकः ॥४४॥
yataḥ pāpīyasī kīrtir adharmaś ca mahān nṛṇām yato virodhaḥ sarveṣām 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.
TRANSLATION
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.
PURPORT
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.
TEXT 45
कस्तं प्रजापदेशं वै मोहवन्धनमात्मनः । पण्डितो बहु मन्येत यदर्थाः क्लेशदा गृहाः ॥४५॥
kas tam prajāpadeśam vai moha-bandhanam ātmanaḥ paṇḍito bahu manyeta yad-arthāḥ kleśadā gṛhāḥ
kaḥ—who; tam—him; prajā-apadeśam—son in name only; vai—certainly; moha—of illusion; bandhanam—bondage; ātmanaḥ—for the soul; paṇḍitaḥ—intelligent man; bahu manyeta—would value; yat-arthāḥ—because of whom; kleśa-dāḥ—painful; gṛhāḥ—home.
TRANSLATION
Who, if he is considerate and intelligent, would desire such a worthless son? Such a son is nothing but a bondage of illusion for the living entity, and he makes one's home miserable.