Verse 9·VR 4.22.9

मम प्राणैः प्रियतरम् पुत्रम् पुत्रम् इव औरसम् | मया हीनम् अहीनार्थम् सर्वतः परिपालय || ४-२२-९

mama praaNaiH priyataram putram putram iva aurasam | mayaa hiinam ahiinaartham sarvataH paripaalaya || 4-22-9

Translation

"More dear than my own lives is my son, and when he is deprived of me you have to foster him as if he is your own son, with no resources becoming sparse in every way. [4-22-9]

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