गुणवान्रूपवांश्चैव सर्वलक्षणसंयुतः । भक्तिं तु दर्शयंस्तस्य पुत्रो भूत्वा दिनेदिने
Endowed with virtues and beauty, possessing all auspicious marks, he shows devotion to that person, becoming his son day by day.
प्रियवाङ्मधुरो रोगी बहुस्नेहं विदर्शयन् । स्वीयं द्रव्यं समुद्गृह्य प्रीतिमुत्पाद्य चोत्तमाम्
Speaking sweet and pleasant words, though afflicted by illness, he displays much affection, takes possession of his own wealth, and produces the highest joy.
यथा येन प्रदत्तं स्यान्न्यासस्य हरणात्पुरा । दुःखमेव महाभाग दारुणं प्राणनाशनम्
Just as, by whomever it was given before, the taking away of a trust leads only to suffering, O blessed one, terrible and destructive of life.
तादृशं तस्य सौहृद्यात्पुत्रो भूत्वा महागुणैः । अल्पायुषस्तथा भूत्वा मरणं चोपगच्छति
In this way, out of friendship for him, becoming his son with great qualities, he is born with a short life and then meets with death.
दुःखं दत्वा प्रयात्येवं भूत्वाभूत्वा पुनःपुनः । यदा हा पुत्रपुत्रेति प्रलापं हि करोति सः
Causing sorrow, he departs, thus being born and dying again and again; whenever he laments, 'Alas, my son, my son!'
तदा हास्यं करोत्येव कस्य पुत्रो हि कः पिता । अनेनापहृतं न्यासं मदीयस्योपकारणम्
Then he laughs, saying, 'Whose son is he, and who is the father? By this one the trust was taken, which was for my benefit.'
द्रव्यापहरणेनापि न मे प्राणा गताः किल । दुःखेन महता चैव असह्येन च वै पुरा
Even by the taking of my wealth, my life was not lost; but before, there was great and unbearable suffering.
तथा दुःखं प्रदत्वाहं द्रव्यमुद्गृह्य चोत्तमम् । गंतास्मि सुभृशं चाद्य कस्याहं सुत ईदृशः
Thus, having caused suffering and taken the best wealth, I will depart today in great haste; whose son am I, such as I am?
न चैष मे पिता पुत्रः पूर्वमेव न कस्यचित् । पिशाचत्वं मया दत्तमस्यैवेति दुरात्मनः
He is not my father, nor was I ever his son, nor anyone else's before; I have given him the state of a demon, thus is the nature of the wicked.
एवमुक्त्वा प्रयात्येवं तं प्रहस्य पुनःपुनः । प्रयात्यनेन मार्गेण दुःखं दत्वा सुदारुणम्
Having spoken thus, he departs, laughing again and again; he goes by that path, having caused very terrible suffering.
एवं न्यासं समुद्धर्तुः पुत्राः कांत भवंति वै । संसारे दुःखबहुला दृश्यंते यत्रतत्र च
In this way, O beloved, sons who take away a trust are seen everywhere in the world, filled with much suffering.
ऋणसंबंधिनः पुत्रान्प्रवक्ष्यामि तवाग्रतः
I will now speak before you about sons connected with debt.
सुमनोवाच- ऋणसंबंधिनं पुत्रं प्रवक्ष्यामि तवाग्रतः । ऋणं यस्य गृहीत्वा यः प्रयाति मरणं किल
Sumanas said: I will tell you, before you, about the son connected with debt—he who, having taken a debt, indeed goes to death.
अर्थदाता सुतो भूत्वा भ्राता चाथ पिता प्रिया । मित्ररूपेण वर्त्तेत अतिदुष्टः सदैव सः
Becoming a son, or a brother, or a dear father, or acting as a friend, he always behaves in a most wicked manner.
गुणं नैव प्रपश्येत स क्रूरो निष्ठुराकृतिः । जल्पते निष्ठुरं वाक्यं सदैव स्वजनेषु च
He never perceives virtue; he is cruel, harsh in appearance, and always speaks harsh words even to his own people.
मिष्टंमिष्टं समश्नाति भोगान्भुंजति नित्यशः । द्यूतकर्मरतो नित्यं चौरकर्मणि सस्पृहः
He eats both sweet and unsweet things, always enjoys pleasures, is ever engaged in gambling, and desires the acts of theft.
गृहद्रव्यं बलाद्भुंक्ते वार्यमाणः स कुप्यति । पितरं मातरं चैव कुत्सते च दिनेदिने
He forcibly consumes the household wealth, and when restrained, he becomes angry; he reproaches his father and mother day by day.
द्रावकस्त्रासकश्चैव बहुनिष्ठुरजल्पकः । एवं भुक्त्वाथ तद्द्रव्यं सुखेन परितिष्ठति
He is a plunderer, a terrorizer, and speaks many harsh words; thus, having consumed that wealth, he remains at ease.
जातकर्मादिभिर्बाल्ये द्रव्यं गृह्णाति दारुणः । पुनर्विवाहसंबंधान्नानाभेदैरनेकधा
In childhood, through birth rituals and the like, the cruel one takes wealth; later, through various divisions arising from remarriage and other connections, in many ways.
एवं संजायते द्रव्यमेवमेतद्ददात्यपि । गृहक्षेत्रादिकं सर्वं ममैव हि न संशयः
Thus, wealth is produced in this manner, and likewise it is given away; all the house, land, and so forth are certainly mine alone, of this there is no doubt.
पितरं मातरं चैव हिनस्त्येव दिनेदिने । सुखंडैर्मुशलैश्चैव सर्वघातैः सुदारुणैः
He harms his father and mother day by day, with harsh words, with pestles, and with all manner of grievous injuries.
मृते तु तस्मिन्पितरि मातर्येवातिनिष्ठुरः । निःस्नेहो निष्ठुरश्चश्चैव जायते नात्र संशयः
But when the father dies, he becomes exceedingly cruel even to the mother; devoid of affection and harsh indeed he becomes, of this there is no doubt.
श्राद्धकर्माणि दानानि न करोति कदैव सः । एवंविधाश्च वै पुत्राः प्रभवंति महीतले
He never performs śrāddha rites or acts of charity; such sons as these arise upon the earth.
रिपुं पुत्रं प्रवक्ष्यामि तवाग्रे द्विजपुंगव । बाल्ये वयसि संप्राप्ते रिपुत्वे वर्तते सदा
I shall tell you, O best of twice-born, of a son who is an enemy; in childhood, when age comes, he always behaves with enmity.
पितरं मातरं चैव क्रीडमानो हि ताडयेत् । ताडयित्वा प्रयात्येव प्रहस्यैव पुनःपुनः
While playing, he strikes his father and mother; having struck them, he goes away, laughing again and again.
पुनरायाति संत्रस्तः पितरं मातरं प्रति । सक्रोधो वर्तते नित्यं कुत्सते च पुनःपुनः
Then he returns, frightened, towards his father and mother; he is always angry and repeatedly insults them.
एवं संवर्तते नित्यं वैरकर्मणि सर्वदा । पितरं मारयित्वा च मातरं च ततः पुनः
Thus, he always continues in acts of hostility; having killed his father and mother, then again—
प्रयात्येवं स दुष्टात्मा पूर्ववैरानुभावतः । अथातः संप्रवक्ष्यामि यस्माल्लभ्यं भवेत्प्रियम्
Thus that wicked soul departs, due to the influence of former enmity; now, therefore, I shall tell you how one may obtain a beloved son.
जातमात्रः प्रियं कुर्याद्बाल्ये लालनक्रीडनैः । वयः प्राप्य प्रियं कुर्यान्मातृपित्रोरनन्तरम्
Immediately upon birth, he should act with affection, in childhood with caressing and play; having come of age, he should show affection to both mother and father.
भक्त्या संतोषयेन्नित्यं तावुभौ परितोषयेत् । स्नेहेन वचसा चैव प्रियसंभाषणेन च
He should always satisfy them both with devotion, with affection, with words, and with pleasant speech.