Text 28

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putrāṇāṁ hi paro dharmaḥ
pitṛ-śuśrūṣaṇaṁ satām
api putravatāṁ brahman
kim uta brahmacāriṇām

Synonyms

putrāṇām—of sons; hi—indeed; parah—superior; dharmah—religious principle; pitṛ-śuśrūṣaṇam—the service of the parents; satam—good; api—even; putra-vatam—of those who have sons; brahman—O dear brāhmaṇa; kim uta—what to speak; brahmacarinam—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? 

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