Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa's Sons

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.89.5

tataḥ kailāsam agamat

sa taḿ devo maheśvaraḥ

parirabdhuḿ samārebha

utthāya bhrātaraḿ mudā

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — then; kailāsamto Mount Kailāsa; agamat — went; saḥhe (Bhṛgu); tam — him; devaḥ mahā-īśvaraḥ — Lord Śiva; parirabdhumto embrace; samārebhe — attempted; utthāya — standing up; bhrātaram — his brother; mudā — with pleasure.

TRANSLATION

Bhṛgu then went to Mount Kailāsa. There Lord Śiva stood up and happily came forward to embrace his brother.

PURPORT

In the Vedic civilization it is considered very important to properly greet one's family members, especially when one has not seen them for a long time. A worthy son should show respect to his father, a younger brother should honor his older brother, and the older brother should show affection to his younger brother in turn.

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