Can my good karma help my Children?

Can my good karma help my children? Can they enjoy the results of my hard work?

The answer is yes and no. Karma is not like property that can be passed down, but our good actions create situations where good souls take birth in our families.

Let us understand this in a simple way through the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita.

1. We Get Birth According to Our Karma

In Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 41, Lord Krishna says:

“After many births, a yogi is born in a family of wise and spiritually advanced people.”

This means, if someone has done good deeds in the past, they will take birth in a good family — maybe a rich family, or a religious family.

So if a child is born in a well-to-do family, it is not just because of the parents’ karma. The child has also done good karma in past life. That’s why he got such a good birth.

2. Parents Give Opportunities, Not Karma

Let us take an example:

A father works hard and saves money for his children.
He builds a house, gives good education, and teaches values.

This is his duty (dharma) as a parent. The Bhagavad Gita teaches that we must do our duty without expecting results (BG 2.47):

“You have the right to perform your prescribed duty, but not to the fruits of your actions.”

The child gets the benefit of the environment, but how he uses it depends on his own karma.

3. Children Have Their Own Karma and Choices

Sometimes, a child receives a lot of wealth, but he wastes it in bad habits.
Another child may get very little, but he uses it wisely and becomes successful.

So what is the difference?

The wealth came from the parent’s karma,
but how it was used came from the child’s own karma and intelligence.

As Krishna explains in Bhagavad Gita 3.33:

“Even a wise man acts according to his own nature; all living beings follow their nature.”

That means, everyone acts according to their own nature and karma.

4. What Parents Can Truly Give – Culture and Values

Instead of only giving wealth, parents should also give:

Good habits
Respect for God
Knowledge of right and wrong
Faith in scriptures like Bhagavad Gita

Lord Krishna says in BG 4.38:

“In this world, there is nothing so purifying as knowledge.”

So if we teach our children how to respect Lakshmi (money) as the energy of Lord Narayana and use it in service, then they will use it properly — whether it is little or more.

5. Real Happiness Comes From What We Do, Not What We Have

In today’s world, many people have money, but no peace.

Lord Krishna teaches that real peace comes when we use what we have in the right way, with devotion and detachment.

So we should remember:

“Don’t worry about how much you have.
Think about how well you use what you have.”

Conclusion

So, can karma be inherited?

Not directly. But a child is born in a family according to his own karma, and the parents’ actions create an environment where the child can grow.
The soul brings its own past karma, but parents give the culture and guidance.
Every soul has its own journey, but our duty is to support them the best we can.