SB 6.7.28

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Sixth Canto - Chapter 7: Indra Offends His Spiritual Master, Bṛhaspati

SB 6.7.27 - SB 6.7.29-30

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 28

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?

SB 6.7.27 - SB 6.7.29-30