Husband and wife - do they share punya ??
Sadhana · asked by user [] · 2007-07-25 · 5 answers
Does the punya made by a husband , shared by or transferred to the wife
and is the vice versa applicable ??
please mention if there is any sastra evidence for this ??
and is the vice versa applicable ??
please mention if there is any sastra evidence for this ??
user [38] · 2007-07-25
sharing punya/bhakti: SB 4.23.25-36http://vedabase.net/sb/4/23/en
sharing karmic reactions:
rajni camatyaja dosah
patni-papam sva-bhartari
tatha sisyarjitam papam
guruh prapnoti niscitam
"Just as a king accepts the faults of his minister and a husband the sins of his wife, similarly a spiritual master receives the sins of his disciples." (Hari-bhakti-vilasa 1.77, from Sara-sangraha)
user [41] · 2007-07-25
Thank you for your response, VEDA prabhu.user [19] · 2007-07-26
and what about parents and sons?user [38] · 2007-07-26
Until 14 years of age, kidss karma goes to parents as per Mahabharata (exact quote welcome). There is a story of Manduka/Mandavya Muni in SB 1.13.1 and 3.5.20 related to this.user [21] · 2007-07-27
I heard until 16...