Simhasanadvatrimshika 4.p6

4.p6

asmin vrate 'nuṣṭhite tava putro bhaviṣyati. teṣāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā brāhmaṇo mārgaśīrṣaśuddhatrayodaśyāṃ śanivāsare kalpoktavidhipūrvakaṃ pradoṣavratam anuṣṭhitavān. tena vratācaraṇena parameśvaraḥ prasanno bhūtvā putram asmai prāyacchat. tadanantaraṃ brāhmaṇas tasya putrasya jātakarma vidhāya dvādaśe divase tasya devadatta iti nāma ca kṛtvā viśiṣṭānnaprāśanādyupanayanāntāni karmāṇy akārṣīt. tata upanītaṃ vedaśāstrādi sakalakalā aśikṣayat. tataḥ ṣoḍaśe varṣe godānaṃ vidhāya vivāhayitvā jivikāṃ parikalpya svayaṃ tīrthayātrāṃ kartukāmaḥ putrāya buddhim upadiśati: bhoḥ putra, śrūyatām; upadeśo 'yam iha paratra ca sukhakārī mayā kathyate. teno 'ktam: nirūpyatām iti. bhoḥ putra: atikaṣṭadaśāṃ prāpto 'pi svadharmācāraṃ na parityaja; paraiḥ saha vivādaṃ mā kuru; sarvabhūteṣu dayā kāryā; parameśvare bhaktir vidheyā; parastriyo nā 'valokanīyāḥ; balavadvirodhaṃ mā kuru; marmajñeṣv anuvṛttir vidheyā; prastāvasadṛśaṃ vaktavyam; svavittānusāreṇa vyayaḥ karaṇīyaḥ; sajjanāḥ sevanīyāḥ; durjanāḥ pariharaṇīyāḥ; strīṇāṃ guhyaṃ na vaktavyam. evam anekadhā putrāya nītim upadiśya svayaṃ vārāṇasīṃ jagāma.

and on the twelfth day he gave him the name of Devadatta, and afterwards he performed for him all the important rites from the rice-feeding to the investiture. After his son was invested (as a student), he taught him the Vedas and the law-books and so on, and all the arts. Then in his son's sixteenth year, when he had performed the shaving ceremonial (prescribed for use at the end of studentship), and had got him married, he settled a livelihood upon him; and as he himself was desirous of making a pilgrimage, he gave his son the following advice. “My son, give ear; I will now give you instruction tending to make you happy both in this world and in the next.” Said he: “Speak on.” “My son, do not forget your religious principles, however evil may be the plight in which you are involved. Do not engage in strife with others. Have compassion on all creatures. Practise devotion to the Supreme Lord. Look not upon other men’s wives. Do not quarrel with those in power. Attend respectfully to those who have deep insight. Let your speech be suited to the occasion. Let your expenses be suited to your means. Honor the virtuous and shun the wicked. Tell no secrets to women.” Having repeatedly imprest upon his son this advice as to conduct, he himself went to Benares. But Devadatta remained in that same city, respecting his father’s counsel.