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Chapter 7: Indra Offends His Spiritual Master, Bṛhaspati.

Verse 28 of 33
SB 6.7.28

पुत्राणां हि परो धर्मः पितृशुश्रूषणं सताम् अपि पुत्रवतां ब्रह्मन्किमुत ब्रह्मचारिणाम्

putrāṇāṁ hi paro dharmaḥ pitṛ-śuśrūṣaṇaṁ satām api putravatāṁ brahman kim uta brahmacāriṇām

Synonyms

putrāṇām—of sons; hi—indeed; paraḥ—superior; dharmaḥ—religious principle; pitṛ-śuśrūṣaṇam—the service of the parents; satām—good; api—even; putra-vatām—of those who have sons; brahman—O dear brāhmaṇa; kim uta—what to speak; brahmacāriṇām—of brahmacārīs..

Translation

O brāhmaṇa, the highest duty of a son, even though he has sons of his own, is to serve his parents, and what to speak of a son who is a brahmacārī?

Verse 28 of 33