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Viṣṇusmṛti · Chapter 15
15.44
punnāmno narakād yasmāt pitaraṃ trāyate sutaḥ
tasmāt puttra iti proktaḥ svayam eva svayaṃbhuvā //
15.45
ṛṇam asmin saṃnayaty amṛtatvaṃ ca gacchati
pitā putrasya jātasya paśyec cej jīvato mukham //
15.46
putreṇa lokān jayati pautreṇānantyam aśnute
atha putrasya pautreṇa bradhnasyāpnoti viṣṭapam //
15.47
pautradauhitrayor loke viśeṣo nopapadyate
dauhitro 'pi hy aputraṃ taṃ saṃtārayati pautravat //
Original text: Viṣṇusmṛti · Edition: V. Krishnamacharya Viṣṇusmṛti with the commentary of Keśavavaijayantī of Nandapaṇḍita Madras The Adyar Library and Research Centre 2 The Adyar Library Series 93,1-2 · Data entry I. Shima · GRETIL (Göttingen) · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0