SB 10.45.7
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 7
- mātaraṁ pitaraṁ vṛddhaṁ
- bhāryāṁ sādhvīṁ sutam śiśum
- guruṁ vipraṁ prapannaṁ ca
- kalpo 'bibhrac chvasan-mṛtaḥ
SYNONYMS
mātaram — one's mother; pitaram — and father; vṛddham — elderly; bhāryām — one's wife; sādhvīm — chaste; sutam — one's child; śiśum — very young; gurum — a spiritual master; vipram — a brāhmaṇa; prapannam — a person who has come to one for shelter; ca — and; kalpaḥ — able; abibhrat — not maintaining; śvasan — breathing; mṛtaḥ — dead.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
A man who, though able to do so, fails to support his elderly parents, chaste wife, young child or spiritual master, or who neglects a brāhmaṇa or anyone who comes to him for shelter, is considered dead, though breathing.