Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.7.28
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyServing Parents Remains a Duty
“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?”
What the purport teaches
- The demigods describe service to parents as the highest duty of a son.
- Having children of his own does not remove a son’s responsibility to serve his parents.
- They emphasize that this duty applies all the more to a son who is a brahmacārī.
Try this today
If possible, offer your parents one small act of practical help today.
Ask yourself
Do my own responsibilities make me forget the needs of my parents?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.