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SB 10.45.21

Devanāgarī

पितर्युवाभ्यां स्‍निग्धाभ्यां पोषितौ लालितौ भृशम् । पित्रोरभ्यधिका प्रीतिरात्मजेष्वात्मनोऽपि हि ॥ २१ ॥

Text

pitar yuvābhyāṁ snigdhābhyāṁ poṣitau lālitau bhṛśam pitror abhyadhikā prītir ātmajeṣv ātmano ’pi hi

Synonyms

pitaḥ—O Father;yuvābhyām—by you two;snigdhābhyām—affectionate;poṣitau—maintained;lālitau—coddled;bhṛśam—thoroughly;pitroḥ—for parents;abhyadhikā—greater;prītiḥ—love;ātmajeṣu—for their children;ātmanaḥ—than for themselves;api—even;hi—indeed.

Translation

[Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma said:] O Father, you and mother Yaśodā have affectionately maintained Us and cared for Us so much! Indeed, parents love their children more than their own lives.

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