Verse 9·VR 2.111.9

यन् मातापितरौ वृत्तम् तनये कुरुतः सदा | न सुप्रतिकरम् तत् तु मात्रा पित्रा च यत् कृतम् || २-१११-९ यथा शक्ति प्रदानेन स्नापनाच् चादनेन च | नित्यम् च प्रिय वादेन तथा सम्वर्धनेन च || २-१११-१०

yan maataapitarau vR^ittam tanaye kurutaH sadaa | na supratikaram tat tu maatraa pitraa ca yat kR^itam || 2-111-9 yathaa shakti pradaanena snaapanaac chaadanena ca | nityam ca priya vaadena tathaa samvardhanena ca || 2-111-10

Translation

"The good, which a father and mother do, by giving whatever they can, to their son constantly, by putting him to sleep, rubbing his body with oil etc, nay, by speaking kindly to him every moment, and even by nourishing him, can never be wholly requited."

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