Vamana Purana — Harihara Revelation, Shloka 52
Harihara Revelation and the Kurukshetra Tirtha Cycle: Sthanu in Vishnu and the Sanctification of Saptasarasvata
अद्यप्रभृत्ययं पुत्रस्तव ब्रह्मन् भविष्यति इत्युक्त्वा जग्मतुर्सूर्ण येनैवाब्यागतौ यथा
adyaprabhṛtyayaṃ putrastava brahman bhaviṣyati ityuktvā jagmatursūrṇa yenaivābyāgatau yathā
“આજથી, હે બ્રહ્મન, આ પુત્ર તમારો થશે”—એમ કહી તેઓ ઝડપથી જે માર્ગે આવ્યા હતા એ જ માર્ગે પાછા ગયા.
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FAQs
Both are grammatically possible. Given the preceding ‘pitāmaham’ and ‘yogācāryam’, the stronger Purāṇic reading is that it addresses Brahmā as the primordial Brahman/teacher; however, some narrative layers can depict a venerable Brahmin-yogācārya functioning in a Brahmā-like role.
It signals a formal change of guardianship and identity—akin to adoption into a lineage or dedication to a guru. In Purāṇic ethics, such dedication often implies the child’s life is oriented to tapas/yoga and service to the teacher rather than household obligations.
It is a conventional narrative marker indicating closure of the encounter and restoration of the prior journey-line. In a geography-heavy Purāṇa, such phrasing can also cue that the scene is embedded in a travel/pilgrimage itinerary, even when the specific place-name is omitted in the śloka.