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misra kahe,--"putra kene nahe narayana

tathapi pitara dharma--putrera siksana"

SYNONYMS

misra kahe—Jagannatha Misra replied; putra—my son; kene—may be; nahe—why not; narayana—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tathapi—still; pitara—of a father; dharma—the duty; putrera—of the son; siksana—instruction.

Jagannatha Misra replied, “Even if my son is not a common man but Narayana, still it is the duty of a father to instruct his son.”