pitar yuvābhyāṁ snigdhābhyāṁ
poṣitau lālitau bhṛśam
pitror abhyadhikā prītir
ātmajeṣv ātmano 'pi hi

 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.


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[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.

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