Text 30] Indra Offends Brhaspati 51

putranadm—of sons; hi—indeed; parah—superior; dharmah—
religious principle; pitr-susriisanam—the service of the parents;
satam—good; api—even; putra-vatam—of those who have sons; brah-
man—O dear bréhmana; kim uta—what to speak; brahmacarinam—of
brahmacaris.

TRANSLATION

O brahmana, 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 brahmacari?

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ATaTaT rere aya: Arava: aaa: |
AA AEA faalar areata fades: 112811
are aftr fdr fate: ary |
sical aa: gaa AAA: |1Roll

acaryo brahmano mirtih
pita mirtih prajdpateh

bhrataé marutpater mirtir
mata saksat ksites tanuh

dayaya bhagini mirtir
dharmasyatmatithih svayam

agner abhydgato mirtih
sarva-bhiitani catmanah

dcaryah—the teacher or spiritual master who instructs Vedic knowl-
edge by his personal behavior; brahmanah—of all the Vedas; mirtih—
the personification; pita—the father; mirtih—the personification; pra-
japateh—of Lord Brahma; bhrata—the brother: marut-pateh mirtih—
the personification of Indra; mata—the mother; sdksat—directly:
ksiteh—of the earth; tanuh—the body; dayaéyah—of mercy; bhagini—
the sister; murtih—the personification; dharmasya—of religious prin-
ciples; dtma—the self; atithih—the guest; svayam—personally:
