Kural 61<\/p>\n
Of all blessings we know of none greater than
\nthe begetting of children endowed with intelligence.
\nKural 62<\/p>\n
Those who bear children of blameless character
\nwill be untouched by evil for seven births.
\nKural 63<\/p>\n
It is said that children are a man’s real wealth,
\nand that this wealth is determined by his deeds.
\nKural 64<\/p>\n
Far sweeter than divine nectar is simple boiled rice
\nstirred by the small hands of one’s own child.
\nKural 65<\/p>\n
The touch of one’s children is a delight to the body,
\nand listening to them chatter is a joy to the ear.
\nKural 66<\/p>\n
”Sweet are the sounds of the flute and the lute,” say those
\nwho have not heard the prattle of their own children.
\nKural 67<\/p>\n
A father benefits his son best by preparing him
\nto sit at the forefront of learned councils.
\nKural 68<\/p>\n
What pleasure it is to human beings everywhere
\nwhen their children possess knowledge surpassing their own!
\nKural 69<\/p>\n
When a mother hears her son heralded as a good and learned man,
\nher joy exceeds that of his joyous birth.
\nKural 70<\/p>\n
The son’s duty to his father is to make the world ask,
\n”By what great austerities did he merit such a son?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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