pitar yuvÄbhyÄá¹ snigdhÄbhyÄá¹
poá¹£itau lÄlitau bhṛśam
pitror abhyadhikÄ prÄ«tir
Ätmajeá¹£v Ätmano 'pi hi

 pitaḥ - O Father; yuvÄbhyÄm - by you two; snigdhÄbhyÄm - affectionate; poá¹£itau - maintained; lÄlitau - coddled; bhṛśam - thoroughly; pitroḥ - for parents; abhyadhikÄ - greater; prÄ«tiḥ - love; Ätmajeá¹£u - for their children; Ätmanaḥ - than for themselves; api - even; hi - indeed.


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[Kṛṣṇa and BalarÄma said:] O Father, you and mother YaÅ›odÄ have affectionately maintained Us and cared for Us so much! Indeed, parents love their children more than their own lives.

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