sanair vividhair nṛpaḥ
śāsanair vividhair nṛpaḥ
yadā na śāsituṁ kalpo
bhṛśam āsīt sudurmanāḥ
When the King, observing his cruel son, could not correct him by various punishments, he became greatly depressed.
|| 4.13.43 ||
prāyeṇābhyarcito devo
ye 'prajā gṛha-medhinaḥ
kad-apatya-bhṛtaṁ duḥkhaṁ
ye na vindanti durbharam
Generally, the Lord must have been worshipped by persons without sons, since they do not have to suffer the intolerable grief caused by a bad son.
The Lord was worshipped by those with no sons, since they do not have to suffer the intolerable burden completely manifested in a bad son.
|| 4.13.44 ||
yataḥ pāpīyasī kīrtir
adharmaś ca mahān nṛṇām
yato virodhaḥ sarveṣāṁ
yata ādhir anantakaḥ
Because of a bad son, sinful reputation and great irreligion arise. From a bad son arises quarrel among everyone. From a bad son arises endless anxiety.
|| 4.13.45 ||
kas taṁ prajāpadeśaṁ vai
moha-bandhanam ātmanaḥ
paṇḍito bahu manyeta
yad-arthāḥ kleśadā gṛhāḥ
What intelligent person would value a son in name only, who is the cause of one’s bondage and illusion, and because of whom the house is full of suffering?
Such a person is a son in name only, actually being an ocean of suffering. The King decided that, out of public shame, he would leave the house full of mental pain, worship the Lord day and night in an unknown place, while taking only roots and fruits, and in that way would make the rest of his life worthwhile.
|| 4.13.46 ||
kad-apatyaṁ varaṁ manye
sad-apatyāc chucāṁ padāt
nirvidyeta gṛhān martyo
yat-kleśa-nivahā gṛhāḥ
I consider a bad son better than a good son because the house becomes a source of suffering and one becomes disinterested in the source of suffering.
He understood that this son would be a cause of developing a taste for renunciation. The Lord, being merciful, wanting to bring me to his lotus feet, though I am blind with material enjoyment, has given me this son. This was his understanding.
|| 4.13.47 ||
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