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According to Vaishnavism, what are the childs duties to his or her parents?[/quote]

[br] The foremost duty is to become Krsna Conscious. [br]

[br] kruc0u803 su803 nu803 e bhakti kaile sarva-karma kru803 ta haya [br]

[br]By rendering transcendental loving service to Kru803 su803 nu803 a one automatically performs all subsidiary activities. CC,Madhya,22.62[br]

[br] When one engages in the Lords devotional service, he is to be understood to have performed all his responsibilities in the material world. He has satisfied his forefathers, ordinary living entities, and demigods and is free from all responsibility. Such a person does not need to meet his responsibilities separately. It is automatically done. [br]

devarsuc0u803 i-bhu363 tu257 pta-nru803 nu803 u257 u109 u769 pitu114 u772 u803 nu803 u257 u109 u769

na kiu324 karo nu257 yam ru803 nu803 u299 ca ru257 jan

sarvu257 tmanu257 yahu803 u347 aranu803 au109 u769 u347 aranu803 yau109 u769

gato mukundau109 u769 parihru803 tya kartam

[SB 11541]

"One who has given up all material duties and taken full shelter at the lotus feet of Mukunda, who gives shelter to all, is not indebted to the demigods, great sages, ordinary living beings, relatives, friends, mankind or even his forefathers who have passed away.

The only duty to be performed is to become Krsna Conscious, this is the root of the tree.

Yes to become krishna concious....but this means parents generally must train children within vaisnava culture.Otherwise we have seen severe inability to assimulate proper vedic conclusions.....Hence Haribols,posthumous ritvik line....ect apa -sampradaya concoctions are sad perversions which have led to vitality of movement being diminished.Mother is first guru and along with husband.....very important these two are genuine servants.Are married and progressive in their chanting and maintain classes at home every day.Happy family environment allows children to naturally fulfil their inherent duty and responsibilities without and unnecessary over- endeavours.

SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM CANTO 9 CHAPTER 18 TEXT 44

uttamauc0u347 cintitau7745 kuryu257 t

prokta-ku257 ru299 tu madhyamau7717

adhamo '92u347 raddhayu257 kuryu257 d

akartoccaritau7745 pituu7717

TRANSLATION

A son who acts by anticipating what his father wants him to do is first class, one who acts upon receiving his father'92s order is second class, and one who executes his father'92s order irreverently is third class. But a son who refuses his father'92s order is like his father'92s stool.

PURPORT

"Pu363 ru, Yayu257 ti'92s last son, immediately accepted his father'92s proposal, for although he was the youngest, he was very qualified. Pu363 ru thought, '93I should have accepted my father'92s proposal before he asked, but I did not. Therefore I am not a first-class son. I am second class. But I do not wish to become the lowest type of son, who is compared to his father'92s stool.'94 One Indian poet has spoken of putra and mu363 tra. putra means '93son,'94 and mu363 tra means '93urine.'94 Both a son and urine come from the same genitals. If a son is an obedient devotee of the Lord he is called putra, or a real son; otherwise, if he is not learned and is not a devotee, a son is nothing better than urine."

"Mahu257 ru257 ja Yadu was different from his brothers. As stated in the next verse, turvasuu347 coditau7717 pitru257 druhyuu347 cu257 nuu347 ca bhu257 rata/ pratyu257 cakhyur adharmaj'f1u257 u7717 . Mahu257 ru257 ja Yadu'92s brothers refused to accept their father'92s proposal because they were not completely aware of dharma. To accept orders that follow religious principles, especially the orders of one'92s father, is very important. Therefore when the brothers of Mahu257 ru257 ja Yadu refused their father'92s order, this was certainly irreligious. Mahu257 ru257 ja Yadu'92s refusal, however, was religious. As stated in the Tenth Canto, yadou347 ca dharma-u347 u299 lu257 ya: Mahu257 ru257 ja Yadu was completely aware of the principles of religion. The ultimate principle of religion is to engage oneself in devotional service to the Lord. Mahu257 ru257 ja Yadu was very eager to engage himself in the Lord'92s service, but there was an impediment: during youth the material desire to enjoy the material senses is certainly present, and unless one fully satisfies these lusty desires in youth, there is a chance of one'92s being disturbed in rendering service to the Lord. We have actually seen that many sannyu257 su299 s who accept sannyu257 sa prematurely, not having satisfied their material desires, fall down because they are disturbed. Therefore the general process is to go through gu7771 hastha life and vu257 naprastha life and finally come to sannyu257 sa and devote oneself completely to the service of the Lord. Mahu257 ru257 ja Yadu was ready to accept his father'92s order and exchange youth for old age because he was confident that the youth taken by his father would be returned. But because this exchange would delay his complete engagement in devotional service, he did not want to accept his father'92s old age, for he was eager to achieve freedom from disturbances. SB 9.18.40 Purport