यन्नस्त्वं कर्मसन्धानां साधूनां गृहमेधिनाम् । कृतवानसि दुर्मर्षं विप्रियं तव मर्षितम् ॥ ४२ ॥
yan nas tvam karma-sandhanam sadhunam grhamedhinam krtavan asi durmarsam vipriyam tava marsitam
- yat
- which
- nah
- unto us
- tvam
- you
- karma-sandhanam
- who strictly follow the fruitive ritualistic ceremonies according to Vedic injunctions
- sadhunam
- who are honest (because we honestly seek elevated social standards and bodily comfort)
- grha-medhinam
- although situated with a wife and children
- krtavan asi
- have created
- durmarsam
- unbearable
- vipriyam
- wrong
- tava
- your
- marsitam
- forgiven.
Although I live in household life with my wife and children, I honestly follow the Vedic injunctions by engaging in fruitive activities to enjoy life without sinful reactions. I have performed all kinds of yajnas, including the deva-yajna, rsi-yajna, pitr-yajna and nr-yajna. Because these yajnas are called vratas (vows), I am known as a grhavrata. Unfortunately, you have given me great displeasure by misguiding my sons, for no reason, to the path of renunciation. This can be tolerated once.