How does the narrative use analogies to underscore the gravity of Ratanji's problem of being without a son?

The narrative in Chapter 14 employs several powerful analogies to illustrate why Ratanji's lack of a son was considered such a profound sorrow, rendering his vast wealth meaningless. The text explicitly states that "happiness of wealth is entirely fruitless for one without a son." To emphasize this, it poses a series of rhetorical questions comparing a household without a son to other incomplete or flawed things. It asks, what is the beauty of Hari-kirtan without love, singing without rhythm, a Brahmin without the sacred thread, or, most directly, a "household without a son"? By placing Ratanji's situation in the same category as a pilgrimage without repentance or a person who slanders saints while wearing religious marks, the text frames his problem not merely as a personal desire but as a fundamental lack that negates other virtues and successes.