SB 10.45.22

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 45: Kṛṣṇa Rescues His Teacher's Son

SB 10.45.21

SB 10.45.23

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 22

sa pitā sā ca jananī
yau puṣṇītāṁ sva-putra-vat
śiśūn bandhubhir utsṛṣṭān
akalpaiḥ poṣa-rakṣaṇe

SYNONYMS

saḥ—he; pitā—father; sā—she; ca—and; jananī—mother; yau—who; puṣṇītām—nourish; sva—their own; putra—sons; vat—like; śiśūn—children; bandhubhiḥ—by their family; utsṛṣṭān—abandoned; akalpaiḥ—who are unable; poṣa—to maintain; rakṣaṇe—and protect.

TRANSLATION

They are the real father and mother who care for, as they would their own sons, children abandoned by relatives unable to maintain and protect them.