The duties as a husband, son, daughter, father for the devotees!
A male devotee (Name hidden) asked like this:
“Prabhuji, I am confused about life. I try to fulfill my duties without being attached to results. Could you explain what are the duties I must fulfill so that I can reach Krishna.”
REPLY:
DUTIES AS A FATHER:
Firstly, he should give a good and spiritualized seed to his wife to create a good child, by following the rules of Garbadhaan Sanskar.
After getting a child, as a father, one should give Krishna Consciousness, good shelter, food and studies to his children.
A father should get a child only if he can give facilities and follow up for that child to follow Krishna Consciousness. He should at any cost make that child a devotee.
A father should protect the dignity of his children and protect them from the risks in this society.
After the child attains the age of marriage, the father should entrust that child to a good spouse and keep guiding them in following Krishna Consciousness in their grahastha life.
If the child is a girl, the father must give some possible gifts for the girl when she gets married. Moreover, the father should take full charge of the child deliveries of his daughter by bringing her to his home.
After getting child by his daughter, the father should send her back to husband’s house with some gifts.
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DUTIES AS A SON – DAUGHTER:
A Son/ daughter should live in such a way that he protects the image and culture of his/ her parents.
The Son should take charge of family maintenance after his studies and going to a job. His father did everything for him till he gets a job for his own. Now, it is his turn to repay those debts to his father by taking good care of family including his parents.
The Son should take good care of his parents and grand parents till they leave this world.
The Son and daughter should follow Krishna Consciousness sincerely and add spiritual merits to their parents thereby relieving them from the material clutch.
The Son and daughter should set their character in such a way that they do not add any disrepute to their family.
They should do their studies sincerely and start earning on their own that will reduce the burden of their parents, particularly, father.
(Should one desert the wife to become a serious devotee? READ HERE!)
DUTIES AS A HUSBAND:
A husband should protect his wife till his end.
The husband should treat his wife as the partner in his devotional life.
The husband should follow sense control and should not torture his wife for his sense needs.
A husband should add sufficient wealth to be used by his wife and children after his demise.
The husband is the first guru for his wife. So, he should act accordingly and involve his wife in devotion and make her get relieved from the material clutches.
The husband should try his best follow Varnashrama system of life for the good order of this society.
The husband should follow physical and mental purity without violations.
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DUTIES AS A WIFE:
A wife should just follow what her husband says as he is her first guru.
The wife should follow devotion sincerely in her life with husband and try to relieve herself, husband and their children.
The wife should follow physical and mental purity without violations.
The wife should raise her children properly and as devotees.
The wife should change her house as a temple by following devotion sincerely.
The wife should not speak ill about her husband’s family to her parents.
These are the basic duties as a husband, son, daughter, father for the devotees!
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