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Indra Offends Brhaspati
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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 ?
TEXTS 29–30
आचार्यो ब्रह्मणो मूर्तिः पिता मूर्तिः प्रजापतेः ।
भ्राता मरुत्पतेर्मूर्तिर्माता साक्षात् क्षितेस्तनुः ॥२९॥
दयाया भगिनी मूर्तिर्धर्मस्यात्मातिथिः स्वयम् ।
अग्नेरम्यागतो मूर्तिः सर्वभूतानि चात्मनः ॥३०॥
ācāryo brahmaṇo mūrtiḥ pitā mūrtiḥ prajāpateḥ bhrātā marutpater mūrtir mātā sākṣāt kṣites tanuḥ
dayāyā bhaginī mūrtir dharmasyātmātithiḥ svayam agner abhyāgato mūrtiḥ sarva-bhūtāni cātmanaḥ
ācāryaḥ —the teacher or spiritual master who instructs Vedic knowledge by his personal behavior;  brahmaṇaḥ —of all the  Vedas ;  mūrtiḥ —the personification;  pitā —the father;  mūrtiḥ —the personification;  prajāpateḥ —of Lord Brahmā;  bhrātā —the brother;  marut-pateḥ mūrtiḥ —the personification of Indra;  mātā —the mother;  sākṣāt —directly;  kṣiteḥ —of the earth;  tanuḥ —the body;  dayāyāḥ —of mercy;  bhaginī —the sister;  mūrtiḥ —the personification;  dharmasya —of religious principles;  ātma —the self;  atithiḥ —the guest;  svayam —personally: