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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?