# 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?**