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12: mwipAW dw aupkwr ivswrnw pwp hY

lt is sin to forget the benefactions of parents

kwmix kwmixAwrIAY kIqo kwmxu kMq ipAwry ]

kaamani kaamaniaareeai keeto kaamanu kant piaaray.

The enchantress wife with her charms made the husband dote on her.

jMmy sweIN ivswirAw vIvwihAw mW ipE ivswry ]

janmay saaeen visaariaa veevaahiaan maan pia visaaray.

He forgot the parents who had given him birth and had got him married.

suKW suiK ivvwihAw sauxu sMjogu ivcwir ivcwry ]

soukhaan soukhi vivaahiaa saounu sanjogu vichaari vichaaray.

Having made vows of offerings and considerd many good and bad omens and auspicious combinations, his marriage had been arranged by them.

puq nUhYN dw mylu vyiK AMg n mwvin mW ipau vwry ]

pout noohain daa maylu vaykhi ang naa maavani maan piu vaaray.

Seeing at the meetings of the son and the daughter-in-law, the parents had felt over­joyed.

nuMhu inq mMq kumMq dyie mW ipE Cif vfy hiqAwry ]

noonh nit mant koumant dayi maan piu chhadi vaday hatiaaray.

The bride then started continuously advising the husband to desert his parents instigating that they had been tyrants.

vK hovY puqu rMin lY mW ipau dy aupkwru ivswry ]

vakh hovai poutu ranni lai maan piu day oupakaaru visaaray.

Forgetting the benefactions of parents, the son alongwith his wife got separated from them.

lokwcwir huie vfy kucwry ]12]

lokaachaari hoi vaday kouchaaray ||12||

Now the way of the world has become grossly immoral.