What does Hinduism say about parents?

Having a family, marrying and becoming a parent is the second ashrama and is seen by some Hindus as a duty. Many Hindus believe sharing wisdom with grandchildren and guiding them through rites of passage is part of the third ashrama.

What are the major sins in Hinduism?

The law books regard more than fifty minor sins in Hinduism such as selling the wife, making salt, studying forbidden Shastras, killing a woman, marrying the younger son before marrying the elder one, killing insects and other creatures, ignorance to parents, accepting gifts without performing sacrifices,adultery etc.

Do daughters touch feet?

Daughters are considered as Goddess Lakshmi of the home. Hence not supposed to touch feet of others in the house. Also, the daughter will be given out in marriage (kanyadaan) and till then she is supposed to be the cherished one in the family.

What does Hinduism say about bad parents?

The ethos of Hinduism lies on the theory of past life and karma. Parents abusing their child will have to bear the burden of their misdeeds in the next lifetime and children who are subjected to such torture must have done something in the past life to deserve such fate.

What Vedas say about parents?

The Vedas say that, as a general rule, parents should be regarded as the Lord, Ishwara, in human form. It doesn’t mean parents are perfect beings and what they do is all good. Nevertheless, when interacting with them, they should be treated with the mental feeling that this is Ishwara who is being taken care of.

When Indian girls start touching their parents feet?

The practice of touching the feet of elders was adopted in India during the Vedic period and is called Charan Sparsh (charan means ‘feet’ and sparsh means ‘touch’). According to the Hindu tradition, when you touch the feet of an elder person, you are in turn blessed with knowledge, intellect, strength and fame.

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