Vamana Purana — Harihara Revelation, Shloka 47

Harihara Revelation and the Kurukshetra Tirtha Cycle: Sthanu in Vishnu and the Sanctification of Saptasarasvata

Devanagari script

एतस्मात् कारणात् पुत्र न स्वयं दातुमर्हसि स्वमात्मानं गच्छ शीघ्रं पितरौ समुपाह्वय

Transliteration

etasmāt kāraṇāt putra na svayaṃ dātumarhasi svamātmānaṃ gaccha śīghraṃ pitarau samupāhvaya

Translation

For this reason, my son, you are not fit to give yourself away on your own. Go quickly and summon your father and mother.

Speakers

• Not specified in input (an elder/teacher addressing a younger person as ‘putra’).

Key Themes

• Dharma teaching
• Limits of personal agency in self-disposition
• Family/parental authority
• Procedural propriety in exceptional transactions

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "karuna", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is being prohibited by ‘na svayaṃ dātum arhasi’?

The verse forbids unilateral ‘self-giving’—disposing of one’s own person/agency without proper authorization or procedure—implying that parental involvement is required in the situation being discussed.

Why summon both parents (pitarau) rather than only the father?

The dual ‘pitarau’ explicitly includes mother and father, indicating that the decision/procedure concerns the family unit and not a single guardian alone.

How does this connect to the prior definition of ‘svayaṃdatta’?

After defining ‘self-given’ persons and related categories, the text turns to normative guidance: even if such a category exists, one should not enter it independently; proper consultation/authority (here, parents) is required.