The mother is equal to ten fathers or even the whole Earth. There is no senior equal to the mother. Indeed, she is above all in respect of the reverence due to her.
दश चेव पितॄन् माता सर्वां वा पृथिवीमपि। गौरवेणाभिभवति नास्ति मातृसमो गुरुः॥