on the subject of how many children to have, while my opinion sides with vishwas and husky, here is another perspective from viShNugupta:
ekenApi suvR^ikSheNa puShpitena sugandhinA
vAsitaM tad vanaM sarvaM suputrena kulam yathA 3.14
ekenApi suputreNa vidya-yuktena sAdhunA
AhlAditaM kulaM sarvaM yathA chandreNa shArvarI 3.16
ekopi guNavAna putro nirguNena shatena kiM
ekas chandras tamo hanti nacha tArAH sahasrashaH 4.6
(CND)
just one nice tree laden with sweet smelling flowers, makes the entire forest fragrant:
like that also just one good offspring, the entire family.
Just one good son, knowledgeable and noble, (is sufficient to -)
make the whole family delighted, like the single moon during the night
just one good son laden with best qualities, rather than hundred bad ones!
just one moon removes darkness at night, not those thousands of stars.
ekenApi suvR^ikSheNa puShpitena sugandhinA
vAsitaM tad vanaM sarvaM suputrena kulam yathA 3.14
ekenApi suputreNa vidya-yuktena sAdhunA
AhlAditaM kulaM sarvaM yathA chandreNa shArvarI 3.16
ekopi guNavAna putro nirguNena shatena kiM
ekas chandras tamo hanti nacha tArAH sahasrashaH 4.6
(CND)
just one nice tree laden with sweet smelling flowers, makes the entire forest fragrant:
like that also just one good offspring, the entire family.
Just one good son, knowledgeable and noble, (is sufficient to -)
make the whole family delighted, like the single moon during the night
just one good son laden with best qualities, rather than hundred bad ones!
just one moon removes darkness at night, not those thousands of stars.