Nagananda 1.7

1.7

tiṣṭhan bhāti pituḥ puro bhuvi yathā siṃhāsane kiṃ tathā?
yat saṃvāhayataḥ sukhaṃ tu caraṇau tātasya kiṃ rājake?
kiṃ bhukte bhuvanatraye dhṛtirasau bhuktojjhite yā guroḥ?
āyāsaḥ khalu rājyamujjhitagurustatrāsti kaścid guṇaḥ? //

Jímútaváhana.
O friend, you speak not well. For, in this world, what is the splendour of one sitting on a throne compared with that of one in attendance on his father? What enjoyment is there to a king such as that of one shampooing his father's feet? What satisfaction in enjoying the whole world, such as in eating a father's leavings? Sovereignty is in fact only a trouble to one who has deserted his father. Is there one good thing in it?