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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.13.43

ప్రాయేణాభ్యర్చితో దేవో యేఽప్రజా గృహమేధిన: । కదపత్యభృతం దు:ఖం యే న విన్దన్తి దుర్భరమ్ ॥ ౪౩ ॥
prāyeṇābhyarcito devo
[praayenaabhyarchito devo]
ye ’prajā gṛha-medhinaḥ
[ye ’prajaa griha-medhinah]
kad-apatya-bhṛtaṁ duḥkhaṁ
[kad-apatya-bhritam duhkham]
ye na vindanti durbharam
[ye na vindanti durbharam]
prāyeṇa — probably abhyarcitaḥ — was worshiped devaḥ — the Lord ye — they who aprajāḥ — without a son gṛha-medhinaḥ — persons living at home kad-apatya — by a bad son bhṛtam — caused duḥkham — unhappiness ye — they who na — not vindanti — suffer durbharam — unbearable.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prāyeṇābhyarcito devo
prāyeṇa
probably
abhyarcitaḥ
was worshiped
devaḥ
the Lord
ye ’prajā gṛha-medhinaḥ
ye
they who
kad-apatya-bhṛtaṁ duḥkhaṁ
aprajāḥ
without a son
gṛha-medhinaḥ
persons living at home
kad-apatya
by a bad son
bhṛtam
caused
duḥkham
unhappiness
ye na vindanti durbharam
ye
they who
na
not
vindanti
suffer
durbharam
unbearable.
The King thought to himself: Persons who have no son are certainly fortunate. They must have worshiped the Lord in their previous lives so that they would not have to suffer the unbearable unhappiness caused by a bad son.

It is said that a married couple must have a son, otherwise their family life is void. But a son born without good qualities is as good as a blind eye. A blind eye has no use for seeing, but it is simply unbearably painful. The King therefore thought himself very unfortunate to have such a bad son.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Generally, the Lord must have been worshipped by persons without sons, since they do not have to suffer the intolerable grief caused by a bad son. The Lord was worshipped by those with no sons, since they do not have to suffer the intolerable burden completely manifested in a bad son.
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