Vamana Purana — Harihara Revelation, Shloka 27
Harihara Revelation and the Kurukshetra Tirtha Cycle: Sthanu in Vishnu and the Sanctification of Saptasarasvata
पितृमातृकृतं यच्च कृतं यच्चाश्रितैर्नरैः भ्रातृभिर्बान्धवैश्चापि तस्मिन् जन्मनि धर्मज
pitṛmātṛkṛtaṃ yacca kṛtaṃ yaccāśritairnaraiḥ bhrātṛbhirbāndhavaiścāpi tasmin janmani dharmaja
يا دَرْمَجَا، كلُّ ما فعله الأبُ والأمُّ، وكلُّ ما فعله من كان مُعتمِدًا على غيره، وكذلك الإخوةُ والأقاربُ—فإن ذلك كلَّه يُؤتي ثمرَه في تلك الولادة نفسها.
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FAQs
It stresses that merit/benefit arising from acts performed by parents, dependents, brothers, and kinsmen is limited to ‘that very birth’—i.e., it does not automatically secure ongoing post-mortem continuity for the individual across future states.
No. It indicates a limitation: the supportive efficacy of others’ actions (relatives/dependents) is bounded, implying that specific agents—especially son and disciple—are required for continuing rites/lineage-dharma beyond one’s lifetime.
It frames the teaching as a dharma-centered instruction to a righteous listener (often a royal or exemplary figure), reinforcing that the topic is normative duty rather than mere narrative.