In English
It was to discharge his three-fold debt that Emperor performed and (ceremonial sacrifices) and ensured the presence of his sons on those occasions. He sent them to great so that they may learn the sacred heritage of the past, before they confronted the challenges of the world. He did not calculate that his sons should serve him in his old age. He had no selfish interest in rearing them. He desired sons for the sake of his spiritual well-being. The son owes a deep debt to the parents for the trouble and expense they underwent to bring him up on right lines. This is the primary duty of a son. The son is entitled not merely to a share in the father's worldly property. He is entitled also to a share in the godly life lived by the father. He must follow the high ideals of the father. If the father is given to evil ways, the son can acquire merit himself and reduce to some extent the effects of the sins of the father by cultivating good company, entertaining good thoughts and doing good deeds. The sage assured that many of the sins committed by him had been wiped out by the numerous Dharmic deeds of , such as destruction of the and protection guaranteed to the .