Text 45] Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Maharaja 577

TEXT 44

qa: aire stents AETATT |
amt facta: adat aa sifirerers: live

yatah papiyasi kirtir
adharmas ca mahan nrnam
yato virodhah sarvesam
yata adhir anantakah

yatah—on account of a bad son; papiyasi—sinful; kirti—reputation;
adharmah —irreligion; ca—also; mahan—great; nrnam—of men; yatah— from
which; virodhah—quarrel; sarvesam—of all people; yatah—from which;
adhih—anxiety ; anantakah—endless.

TRANSLATION

A sinful son causes a person’s reputation to vanish. His irreligious activi-
ties 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 Lo have such a bad son.

TEXT 45

wed TAIST 9 AlearTAATET: |
qe Te aera Teal: FS IAT TN? 12411

kas tam prajapadesam vai
moha-bandhanam adtmanah

pandito bahu manyeta
yad-arthah klesada grhah

kah—who; tam—him; praja-apadesam—son in name only; vai—certainly ;
moha—of illusion; bandhanam—bondage; atmanah—for the soul; panditah—
intelligent man; bahu manyeta—would value; yat-arthah—because of whom;
klesa-dah—painful; grhah—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.
