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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 ??
user [38] · 2007-07-25
sharing punya/bhakti: SB 4.23.25-36
http://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...

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