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
हे धर्मज! पिता-माता द्वारा किया गया जो कुछ भी, आश्रित जनों द्वारा किया गया जो कुछ भी, तथा भाइयों और बंधुओं द्वारा भी किया गया—वह सब उसी जन्म में फल देता है।
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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.