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
未婚の少女から生まれた子は「カーニーナ（kānīna）」と呼ばれる。すでに懐妊している女を妻として迎えた場合、その子は「サホーダ（sahodha）」といい、さらにその女を子とともに迎えたときは「サホーカ（sahoka）」という。代価によって得られた者は「クリータ（krīta、買われた子）」と称される。「プナルバヴァ（punarbhava、再婚した女の子）」は二種あると説かれる。
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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.