SB 10.45.21

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 45: Kṛṣṇa Rescues His Teacher's Son

SB 10.45.20 - SB 10.45.22

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 21

pitar yuvābhyāṁ snigdhābhyāṁ

poṣitau lālitau bhṛśam

pitror abhyadhikā prītir

ātmajeṣv ātmano 'pi hi

SYNONYMS

pitaḥ — O Father; yuvābhyām — by you two; snigdhābhyām — affectionate; poṣitau — maintained; lālitau — coddled; bhṛśam — thoroughly; pitroḥ — for parents; abhyadhikā — greater; prītiḥ — love; ātmajeṣu — for their children; ātmanaḥ — than for themselves; api — even; hi — indeed.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

[Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma said:] O Father, you and mother Yaśodā have affectionately maintained Us and cared for Us so much! Indeed, parents love their children more than their own lives.

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