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पुत्र उवाच । किं नु ते मामपश्यन्त्याः पृथिव्या अपि सर्वया । किमाभरणकृत्यं ते किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा॥५-१३१-३६॥
The son said: “What use is the whole earth to you, if you do not see me? What purpose do ornaments serve for you—or pleasures, or even life itself?”
english translation
मातोवाच । किमद्यकानां ये लोका द्विषन्तस्तानवाप्नुयुः । ये त्वादृतात्मनां लोकाः सुहृदस्तान्व्रजन्तु नः॥५-१३१-३७॥
The mother said: “What would we gain from those worlds attained by those who live in hostility? Rather, may we go to the worlds of the self-respecting—worlds reached by well-wishers and true friends.”
english translation
भृत्यैर्विहीयमानानां परपिण्डोपजीविनाम् । कृपणानामसत्त्वानां मा वृत्तिमनुवर्तिथाः॥५-१३१-३८॥
Do not follow the way of life of those forsaken by their dependents, living on others’ provisions—petty souls, devoid of steadfast resolve.
english translation
अनु त्वां तात जीवन्तु ब्राह्मणाः सुहृदस्तथा । पर्जन्यमिव भूतानि देवा इव शतक्रतुम्॥५-१३१-३९॥
Dear son, may Brāhmaṇas and well-wishers live upheld by you—just as beings depend upon rain, and as the gods depend upon Śatakratu (Indra).
english translation
यमाजीवन्ति पुरुषं सर्वभूतानि संजय । पक्वं द्रुममिवासाद्य तस्य जीवितमर्थवत्॥५-१३१-४०॥
O Saṃjaya, meaningful is the life of that person upon whom all beings depend for sustenance—like reaching, in due season, a tree laden with ripe fruit.
english translation