Shloka 97
अध्याय ७४: अक्रोध–क्षमा–निवासनीति
Chapter 74: Non-anger, Forbearance, and the Ethics of Residence
स्वयमुत्पाद्य वै पुत्र॑ं सदृशं यो न मन्यते । तस्य देवा: श्रियं घ्नन्ति न च लोकानुपाश्चते,जो स्वयं ही अपने तुल्य पुत्र उत्पन्न करके उसका सम्मान नहीं करता, उसकी सम्पत्तिको देवता नष्ट कर देते हैं और वह उत्तम लोकोंमें नहीं जाता
svayam utpādya vai putraṁ sadṛśaṁ yo na manyate | tasya devāḥ śriyaṁ ghnanti na ca lokān upāśnute ||
Duṣyanta disse: «Aquele que, tendo ele mesmo gerado um filho semelhante a si, não o reconhece com a devida honra—desse homem os deuses destroem a prosperidade, e ele não alcança os mundos superiores. Renegar a própria descendência é, assim, uma grave violação do dever, trazendo perda terrena e queda espiritual.»
दुष्यन्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
A father’s dharma includes recognizing and honoring the child he has begotten; refusing to acknowledge one’s own son is portrayed as an ethical violation that results in loss of prosperity and failure to attain higher spiritual realms.
Duṣyanta states a moral principle relevant to lineage and royal duty: disowning a son one has fathered invites divine retribution—fortune is destroyed and the person is barred from higher worlds—underscoring the seriousness of accepting rightful offspring.