Vamana Purana — Harihara Revelation, Shloka 43
Harihara Revelation and the Kurukshetra Tirtha Cycle: Sthanu in Vishnu and the Sanctification of Saptasarasvata
कन्याजातस्तु कानीनः सगर्भोढः सहोकः मूल्यैर्गृहीतः क्रीतः स्याद् द्विविधः स्यात् पुनर्भवः
kanyājātastu kānīnaḥ sagarbhoḍhaḥ sahokaḥ mūlyairgṛhītaḥ krītaḥ syād dvividhaḥ syāt punarbhavaḥ
A child born to an unmarried girl is called kānīna. The child of a woman taken as wife when she is already pregnant is called sahodha; and if she is taken together with her child, it is called sahoka. One obtained for a price is termed krīta, “purchased.” The punarbhava, the child of a remarried woman, is said to be of two kinds.
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FAQs
They mark children connected to a woman’s entry into a household: sahodha relates to pregnancy at the time of marriage (the child’s paternity/affiliation is socially complex), while sahoka refers to a woman entering marriage together with an already-born child, whose status is then defined relative to the new household.
In dharma literature, krīta-putra denotes a son acquired through payment/consideration—often reflecting ancient practices of transfer of guardianship or adoption with compensation. The Purāṇic usage is classificatory, not necessarily endorsing the practice.
The verse signals a further subdivision (not given here) of children born in a renewed marital situation—typically distinguishing circumstances of the mother’s remarriage and the child’s affiliation for ritual/inheritance purposes.