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तपसा देवतेज्याभिर वन्दनेन तितिक्षया अभिचारैर उपायैश च ईहन्ते पितरः सुतान ॥ ३-१९६-१६ ॥
'Fathers, too, by means of ascetic penances, by worship of the gods, by adorations directed towards them, by enduring cold and heat, by incantations and other means, desire to have children.' ॥ 3-196-16 ॥
english translation
एवं कृच्छ्रेण महता पुत्रं पराप्य सुदुर्लभम चिन्तयन्ति सदा वीर दीदृशॊ ऽयं भविष्यति ॥ ३-१९६-१७ ॥
'And having, through these painful means, obtained children who are so difficult to acquire, they, O hero, are always anxious about the future of their sons.' ॥ 3-196-17 ॥
english translation
आशंसते च पुत्रेषु पिता माता च भारत यशॊ कीर्तिम अथैश्वर्यं परजा धर्मं तथैव च ॥ ३-१९६-१८ ॥
'O Bharata, both the father and the mother desire to see in their sons fame, achievements, prosperity, descendants, and virtue.' ॥ 3-196-18 ॥
english translation
तयॊर आशां तु सफलां यः करॊति स धर्मवित पिता माता च राजेन्द्र तुष्यतॊ यस्य नित्यदा इह परेत्य च तस्याथ कीर्तिर धर्मश च शाश्वतः ॥ ३-१९६-१९ ॥
'That son is virtuous who fulfills the hopes of his parents. And, O great king, that son with whom both the father and the mother are pleased, achieves eternal fame and eternal virtue, both in this world and the next.' ॥ 3-196-19 ॥
english translation
नैव यज्ञः सत्रियः कश चिन न शराद्धं नॊपवासकम या तु भर्तरि शुश्रूषा तया सवर्गम उपाश्नुते ॥ ३-१९६-२० ॥
'As for women, neither sacrifices, nor sraddhas, nor fasts are of any efficacy. It is only by serving their husbands that they can attain heaven.' ॥ 3-196-20 ॥
english translation