Sinful men get wicked children, from their religious acts. Covetous men beget covetous children, and contented men beget contented children.
पूजा स्याद् देवतानां हि यथा शास्त्रनिदर्शनम्। इष्टापूर्तादसाधूनां विगुणा जायते प्रजा॥