There are other again who with the greatest exertion are unable to obtain what is their own dues. The miserly persons with the object of having sons worship the celestials and perform asceticism.
कश्चित् कर्माणि कुर्वन् हि न प्राप्यमधिगच्छति। देवानिष्ट्वा तपस्तप्त्वा कृपणैः पुत्रगृद्धिभिः॥