The son is one's own self; the wife is one's friend; the daughter is (however) a source of trouble. Save yourself by sacrificing that cause of trouble; and set me on the path of virtue.
आत्मा पुत्रः सखा भार्या कृच्छं तु दुहिता किला स कृच्छ्रान्मोचयात्मानं मां च धर्मे नियोजय॥