Simhasanadvatrimshika 26.p6

26.p6

“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.’