पितरि प्रीतिमापन्ने सर्वाः प्रीणंति देवताः ६.
When the father is pleased, all the gods are pleased as well.
निष्कृतिः सर्वपापानां पिता यदभिनंदति ६.
The father's approval is the atonement for all sins.
क्लिश्यन्नपि सुतः स्नेहं पिता स्नेहं न मुंचति ६.
Even when suffering, a son holds onto affection; a father never abandons his love.
पिता नाल्पतरं स्थानं चिंतयिष्यामि मातरम् ६.
I will not consider my mother to be of lesser status than my father.
अस्य मे जननी हेतुः पावकस्य यथारणिः ६.
She is the cause of my birth, just as the fire is produced from the arani wood.
मातृलाभे सनाथत्वमनाथत्वं विपर्यये ६.
When the mother is present, one is protected; in her absence, one is unprotected.
श्रिया हीनोऽपि यो गेहे अंबेति प्रतिपद्यते ६.
Even one deprived of wealth, if he finds his mother at home, attains contentment.
अपि वर्षशतस्यांते स द्विहायनवच्चरेत् ६.
Even at the end of a hundred years, he should behave as if he were only two years old.
रक्षयेच्च सुतं माता नान्यः पोष्यविधानतः ६.
A mother alone protects her child; no one else does so by the duty of nurturing.
तदा शुन्यं जगत्तस्य यदा मात्रा वियुज्यते ६.
The world becomes empty for him when he is separated from his mother.
नास्ति मातृसमं त्राणं नास्ति मातृसमा प्रपा ६.
There is no protection equal to that of a mother; there is no refuge equal to a mother.
अंगानां वर्धनादंबा वीरसूत्वे च वीरसूः ६.
A mother increases the growth of the limbs, and in giving birth to heroes, she is the mother of heroes.
देवतानां समावापमेकत्वं पितरं विदुः मर्त्यानां देवतानां च पूगो नात्येति मातरम्॥ ६.
The unity of the gods is known as the father; but among mortals and gods, no group surpasses the mother.
पतिता गुरवस्त्याज्या माता च न कथंचन ६.
Though fallen, teachers may be abandoned; but a mother must never be forsaken in any way.
एवं स कौशिकीतीरे बलिं राजानमीक्षतीम् ६.
Thus, on the bank of the Kauśikī, he saw the king performing the offering.
विमृश्य चिरकालं हि चिंतांतं नाभ्यपद्यत ६.
After pondering for a long time, he did not accept the conclusion of his thoughts.
गायन्गाखामुपायातः पितुस्तस्याश्रमांतिके ६.
He approached, singing, near his father's hermitage.
अतस्ताभ्यः फलं ग्राह्यं न स्याद्दोषेक्षणः सुधीः ६.
Therefore, the wise should accept the fruit from them, and there should be no fault in doing so.
दुःखितश्चिंतयन्प्राप्तो भृशमश्रूणि वर्तयन् ६.
Distressed, reflecting, he arrived, shedding many tears.
हत्वा नारीं च साध्वीं च को नु मां तारयिष्यति ६.
Having killed both a woman and a virtuous one, who now will save me?
यद्ययं चिरकारी स्यात्स मां त्रायेत पातकात् ६.
If this one is a long-suffering person, he may deliver me from sin.
यदद्य चिरकारी त्वं ततोऽसि चिरकारिकः ६.
Because today you are long-suffering, therefore you are called long-suffering.
आत्मानं पातके विष्टं शुभाह्व चिरकारिक ६.
You, called long-suffering, are immersed in sin yourself.
चिरकारिकं ददर्शाथ पुत्रं मातुरुपांतिके ६.
He saw the long-suffering son near his mother.
शस्त्रं त्यक्त्वा स्थितो मूर्ध्ना प्रसादायोपचक्रमे ६.
Having set aside his weapon, he stood with his head bowed, beginning to seek favor.
पत्नीं चैव तु जीवंतीं परामभ्यगमन्मुदम् ६.
And he approached his living wife with supreme joy.
बुद्धिरासीत्सुतं दृष्ट्वा पितुश्चरणयोर्नतम् ६.
Seeing his son bowed at his father's feet, Medhātithi's mind was moved.
ततः पित्रा चिरं स्मृत्वा चिरं चाघ्राय मूर्धनि ६.
Then, recalling his son for a long time and smelling his head for a long time,
चिरं मुदान्वितः पुत्रं मेधातिथिरथाब्रवीत् ६.
Medhātithi, filled with joy for a long time, spoke to his son.
चिराय यत्कृतं सौम्य चिरमस्मिन् दुःखितः ६.
O gentle one, what has been done for a long time, and what has caused sorrow here for a long time,