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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.25.5
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 5
- maitreya uvāca
- pitari prasthite 'raṇyaṁ
- mātuḥ priya-cikīrṣayā
- tasmin bindusare 'vātsīd
- bhagavān kapilaḥ kila
maitreyaḥMaitreya said uvācaMaitreya said — Maitreya said; pitariwhen the father — when the father; prasthiteleft — left; araṇyamfor the forest — for the forest; mātuḥHis mother — His mother; priyawith a desire to please-cikīrṣayāwith a desire to please — with a desire to please; tasminon that — on that; bindusareLake Bindu-sarovara — Lake Bindu-sarovara; avātsītHe stayed — He stayed; bhagavānthe Lord — the Lord; kapilaḥKapila — Kapila; kilaindeed — indeed.
Maitreya said: When Kardama left for the forest, Lord Kapila stayed on the strand of the Bindu-sarovara to please His mother, Devahūti.
Teachings of Lord Kapila, the Son of Devahūti, Text 5
In the absence of the father it is the duty of the grown son to take charge of his mother and serve her to the best of his ability so that she will not feel separation from her husband, and it is the duty of the husband to leave home as soon as there is a grown son to take charge of his wife and family affairs. That is the Vedic system of household life. One should not remain continually implicated in household affairs up to the time of death. He must leave. Family affairs and the wife may be taken charge of by a grown son.