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TEXT 31
sadasas-pataya ucuh
nara-deveha bhavato
nagham tavan manak sthitam
asty ekam praktanam agham
yad ihedrk tvam aprajah
SYNONYMS
sadasah-patayah ucuhthe head priests said; nara-devaO King; ihain this life; bhavatahof you; nanot; aghamsinful activity; tavat manakeven very slight; sthitamsituated; astithere is; ekamone; praktanamin the previous birth; aghamsinful activity; yatby which; ihain this life; idrklike this; tvamyou; aprajahwithout any son.
TRANSLATION
The head priests said: O King, in this life we do not find any sinful activity, even within your mind, so you are not in the least offensive. But we can see that in your previous life you performed sinful activities due to which, in spite of your having all qualifications, you have no son.
PURPORT
The purpose of marrying is to beget a son, because a son is necessary to deliver his father and forefathers from any hellish conditional life in which they may be. Canakya Pandita therefore says, putra-hinam grham sunyam: without a son, married life is simply abominable. King Anga was a very pious king in this life, but because of his previous sinful activity he could not get a son. It is concluded, therefore, that if a person does not get a son it is due to his past sinful life.
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