SB 6.7.28 • मूल श्लोक

पुत्राणां हि परो धर्म: पितृशुश्रूषणं सताम् । अपि पुत्रवतां ब्रह्मन् किमुत ब्रह्मचारिणाम् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

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

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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?”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda