All living creatures consider the procreation of offspring as a root of great happiness. The procreation of children, however, becomes impossible in any other mode of life.
प्रजनाद्यभिनिर्वृत्ताः सर्वे प्राणभृतो जनाः। प्रजनं चाप्युतान्यत्र न कथंचन विद्यते॥