सूक्तिमुक्तावली - स्वजन मोह

श्रीमद्गृहेतु धात्री तत्पुत्रं पाति लालयते
    स्वीयात्स्नेहाधिक्येनत्वपि नैजं न साहि तं मनुते ।
एवंदृढप्रबोधस्तद्वन्मनुजः स्वपुत्र पौत्रादीन्
     सस्नेहं पालयतु ज्ञात्वा विश्वस्य तं परं पितरम् ॥

- सूक्तिमुक्तावली

shrImad gRuhe tu dhAtrI tat putram pAti mAlayate
    svIyAt sneha adhikyenatvapi naijam na sAhi tam manute ।
evam dRuDha prabodhaH tadvat manujaH svaputra pautrAdIn
    sasnehaM pAlayatu jnAtvA vishvasya tam param pitaram ॥

- sUktimuktAvalii

A nanny in a rich household will look after her master's son with more care than her own children. But the feeling is not real. Just like that, wise men of the world will treat their children and grandchildren with lot of care. But they know that the father of all beings in this world is none other than God himself. Hence it is our duty to take care of them just like the nanny. We are not supposed to develop any attachment towards them.

- Suktimuktavali