Neither the mother, nor the father, can confer the slightest benefit upon him in the next world. Gifts form the diet upon which he can live. Indeed, one is compelled to enjoy the fruits of his own deeds.
न माता न पिता किंचित् कस्यचित् प्रतिपद्यते। दानपथ्यौदनो जन्तुः स्वकर्मफलमश्नुते॥