How to Spiritually Repent for having aborted a child?
A woman devotee (Name hidden) asked like this:
“Hare Krishna Prabhuji, I am a regular reader of your posts and I have a personal Spiritual question to ask which can also be said as guilt. Please dont disclose my name.
My husband is aged 44 and me 37. We had unprotected s…x one day and this led to pregnancy. We already have 2 kids aged 7 years and 8th months old infant, for this reason as well as considering the age factors of both of us, where we have heard of Down Syndrome for baby, me having Gestational Diabetes during my second pregnancy and the major reason for terminating this pregnancy was, my husband is the sole earning member financially and we are blessed with two girls.
The pregnancy was in starting of 6th week. Both of us are repenting for the decision taken but we had no other choice. The guilt is disturbing us a lot of having killed a baby.
Please guide us as to what can be done from hereon to purify ourselves spiritually for future births and also avoid such recurrences in future.
Thanking you in advance for taking your valuable time out to guide us.”
REPLY:
You have committed abortion that is also equal to killing as per Hindu tradition and Scriptures.
(If Sex is only for getting child, won’t the devotees hesitate to marry? READ HERE!)
If a child gets aborted naturally because of the following reasons, it is a natural death, not killing:
(1) If the abortion happens because of weak uterus, abnormalities in chromosomal structure, ie, having excess number of chromosomes or shortage of chromosomes, etc.
(2) If the abortion happens because of some health issues like diabetes, harmone issues, BP, thyroid diseases, etc.
(3) If the abortion happens because of uterine fibroids, or a weak cervix opens and allows the abortion before the maturity period.
(4) If the abortion happens because of microbial infections.
(5) If the abortion happens because of some auto immune diseases.
(6) Conceiving after the age 35 may also make the pregnancy risky sometimes. However, it is not applicable to all. Many deliver child sucessfully except some exemptions.
If abortion happens because of the above mentioned reasons, it clears your karma of facing an abortion.
(ABORTION IS A SIN AND KARMA FOR PARENTS AND DOCTORS! HOW? READ HERE!)
However, if the abortion is induced artificially for one’s personal reasons, it adds to karma.
For example, if one aborts the child fearing for extra responsibilities, lack of earnings, immoral pregnancy, knowing thru illegal scan that it is a girl child, considering it as unexpected/ unplanned accidental pregnancy, etc, it adds to his/ her negative karma.
In your case, you have aborted fearing that the child may have down syndrome and some other reasons like unplanned accidental pregnancy, it is a weak reason.
So, it may add to karma.
However, if one feels for his having committed a sin, a part of that sin is reduced.
So, you are on the way to atonement.
(Karma involved in adopting a child – Case to Case Details! READ HERE!)
Try the following rituals and atonments:
(1) Call a Purohit/ priest and perform Santana Gopala Puja in your house.
(2) Perform a Tila Homa in Gaya or Prayag or Kashi for the good stgatus of that aborted child. :Let it get good birth again soon.
(3) Recite Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra whenever possible.
(4) Everyday, stand in front of the deities or pictures of Krishna and pray to Him to forgive your karmic act of aborting a child that might have been a successful scientist or leader or spiritual leader, had he/she survivexd. Shed a drop of tears and avoid abaorting again in future.
(5) Donate to brahmanas, acharyas, gurus and vaishnavas and temples to your level best praying within mind for pardon that may please Putra karaka Guru @ Jupiter.
(Why the scriptures prohibit preventing or aborting the child? READ HERE!)
Thats all you can do as rituals.
Try and be relieved. It has happened. Try the above remedies and be a responsible lady in futrue.
Repeated efforts as explained above may convince Krishna to moderate your karmic effects.
Best wishes.
Hope you are clear about how to Spiritually Repent for having aborted a child.
(Husband forcing to get a child after marrying to serve Krishna! Tips! READ HERE!)