Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 6
The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)
ततः प्रवृद्धिं सुतरामगच्छन्त निशाचराः पुत्रपौत्रार्थसंयुक्ताः सदाटारसमन्विताः
tataḥ pravṛddhiṃ sutarāmagacchanta niśācarāḥ putrapautrārthasaṃyuktāḥ sadāṭārasamanvitāḥ
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FAQs
Prosperity is presented in classical Purāṇic terms: continuity of lineage (sons/grandsons), material capacity (artha), and social infrastructure (retainers). The verse also warns implicitly that power can accumulate rapidly when social cohesion and resources align.
Vamśānucarita: it reports the flourishing of a particular class/lineage. Such passages often serve as prelude to later conflict episodes by establishing the adversary’s strength.
Offspring, wealth, and attendants symbolize the three supports of worldly dominion: succession, treasury, and force/administration. The Purāṇic narrative uses these as shorthand for the rise of a power that may later require divine rebalancing.