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