[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s21.930 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.930 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.930 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.930](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.930) Normally the son was bound to give his father full obedience.²⁰ The later Sūtras show in detail the acts of courtesy which he owed his father, and they allow him to eat the remnants of his father’s food.²¹ On the other hand, the father was expected to be kind. The story of Śunaḥśepa in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa²² emphasizes the horror with which the father’s heartless treatment of his son was viewed. The Upaniṣads²³ insist on the spiritual succession from father to son. The kissing of a son²⁴ was a frequent and usual token of affection, even in mature years. - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.929](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.929) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.931](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.931) - [Up: v1.c3.s21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.930](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.930) · Pramāṇa