Simhasanadvatrimshika 26.p6

26.p6

yas tu dāridryamudritaḥ, tasya gṛhe sarvadā sūtakam eva bhavati. grāsaṃ me pathikāya dehi subhage! hā hā giro niṣphalāḥ. kasmād? brūhi. sakhe 'sti sūtakam idaṃ. kālāvadhir nā 'sti kim? yāvajjīvam idaṃ; na jātir aparā; putraprabhāvād idaṃ.

“For the man who is stamped by poverty, impurity [from childbirth] is always in his house. ‘Give a morsel to me, a traveler, fair lady!’ ‘Alas, alas, your words are futile.’ ‘Why? Tell me.’ ‘Friend, there is impurity from childbirth here.’ ‘Is there no time limit?’ ‘It lasts for a lifetime; there is no other birth [status]; this is due to the power of a son.’