कस्तं प्रजापदेशं वै मोहबन्धनमात्मनः ।
पण्डितो बहु मन्येत यदर्थाः क्लेशदा गृहाः ॥४५॥

kas taṁ prajāpadeśaṁ vai
moha-bandhanam ātmanaḥ
paṇḍito bahu manyeta
yad-arthāḥ kleśadā gṛhāḥ

 kaḥ - who; tam - him; prajā-apadeśam - son in name only; vai - certainly; moha - of illusion; bandhanam - bondage; ātmanaḥ - for the soul; paṇḍitaḥ - intelligent man; bahu manyeta - would value; yat-arthāḥ - because of whom; kleśa-dāḥ - painful; gṛhāḥ - home.


Text

Who, if he is considerate and intelligent, would desire such a worthless son? Such a son is nothing but a bond of illusion for the living entity, and he makes one’s home miserable.

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