O Brahmana, these my father and mother are my supreme gods. O twice-born one, I always try to gratify them with the offering of fruits, flowers and gems.
एतौ मे परमं ब्रह्मन् पिता माता च दैवतम्। एतौ पुष्पैः फलै रस्स्तोषयामि सदा द्विज॥