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ŚB 4.13.44

Devanagari

यत: पापीयसी कीर्तिरधर्मश्च महान्नृणाम् ।
यतो विरोध: सर्वेषां यत आधिरनन्तक: ॥ ४४ ॥

Text

yataḥ pāpīyasī kīrtir
adharmaś ca mahān nṛṇām
yato virodhaḥ sarveṣāṁ
yata ādhir anantakaḥ

Synonyms

yataḥ — on account of a bad son; pāpīyasī — sinful; kīrtiḥ — reputation; adharmaḥ — irreligion; ca — also; mahān — great; nṛṇām — of men; yataḥ — from which; virodhaḥ — quarrel; sarveṣām — of all people; yataḥ — from which; ādhiḥ — anxiety; anantakaḥ — endless.

Translation

A sinful son causes a person’s reputation to vanish. His irreligious activities at home cause irreligion and quarrel among everyone, and this creates only endless anxiety.