one marries to have a son

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> So that is the position. They cannot understand that by serving Krsna, we

> become healthy or in our normal position. This is called ignorance.

> Somebody is trying to forget Him, somebody is trying to become equal with

> Him. This business is going on. And nobody is submitting that "My Lord, I

> forgot my service. From this day, I become again Your servant. Please give

> me protection." Sarva-dharman parityajya mam... [bg. 18.66]. This is the

> teaching of all sastra, all Vedas. But these people, the other party, they

> have become blind. They have become blind. Why? Lobha-upahata-cetasah.

> They have lost their sense. Kula-ksaya-krtam dosam. There is a great fault

> by destroying dynasty. Nowadays people are destroying from the womb,

> abortion, contraception, destroying. They do not know. Kula-ksaya.

> Actually putra. Putra means, put means pum-nama-narakam. There is a hell

> which is called pum-nama-naraka. And tra means trayate, deliver. So putra

> means pum-nama-narakat trayate iti putra. The Sanskrit word for son, putra

> means that the son is expected to deliver the forefathers from the hellish

> condition of life. Sometimes due to our sinful activities, we become

> ghost. That is very hellish condition. So when sraddha is offered by the

> putra..., who will offer? The putra will offer. That is the duty. Then he

> gets again material body. These are the subtle laws. People do not know.

> Neither they are eager to know. But these are the information we get from

> Vedic literature. Putra has got a duty, to save the forefathers. Therefore

> one has to, it is his duty to keep a putra. At least one son he must

> leave. But people are not very much anxious to have putra. Rather to kill

> putra. They are so sinful. Kama-lobha-hata-cetasah. Simply sense

> enjoyment. That's all. Why bharya? Why one should marry? Putrarthe kriyate

> bharya. Bharya means wife. One accepts a wife. Why? For a putra. For a

> son. Why son is required? Putrah pindam prayojanam. Offering oblations by

> the putra to deliver the forefathers. That is prayojanam, that is

> absolutely necessary. Each and every one should leave a putra before his

> death. He has got so many duties. This is Vedic civilization. But nobody

> now cares for that. Neither it is possible. Therefore the only remedy is

> to surrender. Saranyam.

>

> devarsi-bhutapta-nrnam pitrnam

> nayam rni na kinkara(s ca) rajan

> sarvatmana ye saranam saranyam

> gato mukundam parihrtya kartum

> [sB 11.5.41]

>

> >>> Ref. VedaBase => Bhagavad-gita 1.37-39 -- London, July 27, 1973

 

what if the son is an enemy from previous life?

 

Citraketu Maharaja was lamenting for his son, who was now dead, but he could

have considered the situation otherwise. "This living entity," he could have

thought, "was my enemy in my last life, and now, having appeared as my son,

he is prematurely leaving just to give me pain and agony."

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 6.16.5

 

So why take chance?

 

just my $.02 worth

 

yhs

vpd