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"name":"SB 6.7.28", "h1":"SB 6.7.28", "label":"Text 28", "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.7.28", "description":"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?"
} —
SB 6.7.28
Text
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?