Son
“legitimate son”
idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 5 anchored passages
apaviddha · aurasa · dattaka · dattvātmā · gūḍhaja · krīta · kānīna · kṛtrima · kṣetraja · legitimate son
spoken of as
1 expressionSons“classificatory types of sonship”1 mention
Yājñavalkya Smṛti (Sanskrit)
The `paunarbhava` is a son born of a remarried woman, whether she was a virgin or not.
in the texts
Bṛhaspati Smṛti
The category of the true or qualified son who inherits paternal wealth and performs funeral rites.
The legitimate son alone is declared to be the owner of the paternal wealth.
Even a son of the same caste, if he is devoid of good qualities, is not worthy of the paternal wealth.
Because a son saves his father from the hell called Put, / one should strive for his birth, even for the mere sight of his face.
Yājñavalkya Smṛti
A twelvefold legal classification of types of sons (by birth, adoption, purchase, etc.) determining inheritance rights.
The `paunarbhava` is a son born of a remarried woman, whether she was a virgin or not.
This rule has been declared by me for sons of the same class;
The `krīta` is one sold by them;