SB 6.7.28
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?