SB 10.45.21

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

SB 10.45.20

SB 10.45.22

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 21

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.