SB 6.2.28

Devanāgarī

वृद्धावनाथौ पितरौ नान्यबन्धू तपस्विनौ । अहो मयाधुना त्यक्तावकृतज्ञेन नीचवत् ॥ २८ ॥

Text

vṛddhāv anāthau pitarau nānya-bandhū tapasvinau aho mayādhunā tyaktāv akṛtajñena nīcavat

Synonyms

vṛddhau—old;anāthau—who had no other person to look after their comforts;pitarau—my father and mother;naanya-bandhū—who had no other friend;tapasvinau—who underwent great difficulties;aho—alas;mayā—by me;adhunā—at that moment;tyaktau—were given up;akṛta-jñena—ungrateful;nīca-vat—like the most abominable low-class person.

Translation

My father and mother were old and had no other son or friend to look after them. Because I did not take care of them, they lived with great difficulty. Alas, like an abominable lower-class man, I ungratefully left them in that condition.

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