The word harsa means jubilation, and soka means lamentation. The King was overwhelmed with joy when he understood that he would have a son. Because of his great jubilation, he could not actually understand the statement of the sage Angira. He accepted it to mean that there would certainly be jubilation because of the birth of his future son, but that he would be the Kings only son and, being very proud of his great wealth and empire, would not be very obedient to his father. Thus the King was satisfied, thinking, Let there be a son. It does not matter if he is not very obedient. In Bengal there is a proverb that instead of having no maternal uncle, it is better to have a maternal uncle who is blind. The King accepted this philosophy, thinking that a disobedient son would be better than no son at all. The great sage Canakya Pandita says: