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स्वीयं च रक्षितं किंचिद्धनं मरणहेतवे ॥ ततश्च द्विजपत्नी हि कियत्कालं मृता च सा ॥ २१ ॥
He also saved some of his own wealth for the sake of death How long after that did the wife of the brahmin die.
english translation
कदाचित्क्रियमाणा सा विविधं पुण्यमाचरत् ॥ न मृता दैवयोगेन द्विजपत्नी च सा द्विजाः ॥ २२ ॥
Once upon a time she performed various pious rituals O brāhmaṇas by the grace of fate that wife of a brāhmaṇa did not die.
english translation
यदा प्राणान्न मुमुचे माता दैवात्तयोश्च सा ॥ तद्दृष्ट्वा जननीकष्टं पुत्रकावूचतुस्तदा ॥ २३ ॥
When she did not die providentially, the son observing her ailments said.
english translation
पुत्रावूचतुः ॥ किं न्यूनं विद्यते मातः कष्टं यद्विद्यते महत् ॥ व्रियतां तदृतं प्रीत्या तदावां करवावहे ॥ २४ ॥
The sons said:— O mother, what is amiss that you suffer so much. Please tell us so that we shall carry it out with pleasure.
english translation
सूत उवाच ॥ तच्छ्रुत्वोक्तं तया तत्र न्यूनं तु विद्यते बहु ॥ तदेव क्रियते चेद्वै सुखेन मरणं भवेत् ॥ २५ ॥
Sūta said:— On hearing these words she said—“There is much that is amiss. If you do the same I shall die happily.”
english translation