A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s8.183

v3.c35.s8.183

*pṛthivyāṁ putrāste janani bahavaḥ santi saralāḥ*
*paraṁ teṣāṁ madhye viralataralohaṁ tava sutaḥ* ।
*madīyoyaṁ tyāgaḥ samucitamidaṁ no tava śive*
*kuputro jāyeta kvacidapi kumātā na bhavati* ॥
“Mother, thou hast many worthy sons on the earth;
But among them, I am one without worth;
Still, O Mother, thou can’st give me up:
A bad son is many a time born,
But a bad mother, there is none and never.”