Vamana Purana — Harihara Revelation, Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमारः प्रोवाच दायादपरिकल्पना येयं हि भवता प्रोक्ता तां मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि

Transliteration

sanatkumāraḥ provāca dāyādaparikalpanā yeyaṃ hi bhavatā proktā tāṃ me vyākhyātumarhasi

Translation

ಸನತ್ಕುಮಾರನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—“ದಾಯಾದ (ಉತ್ತರಾಧಿಕಾರ) ಕುರಿತು ನೀವು ಹೇಳಿದ ಈ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ನನಗೆ ವಿವರಿಸಿರಿ.”

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumara
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत् + कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सनत्=सदा/चिरं + कुमार=युवकः)

• प्रोवाच: said/spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; उपसर्गः—प्र (प्र+उवाच=प्रोवाच)

• दायादपरिकल्पना: classification/arrangement of heirs
• दायादपरिकल्पना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दायाद + परिकल्पना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दायादानां परिकल्पना)

• या: which
• या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय; अवधान/हेतु-सूचक (indeed/for)

• भवता: by you (sir)
• भवता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग

• प्रोक्ता: spoken/declared
• प्रोक्ता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (दायादपरिकल्पना इति स्त्रीलिङ्गस्य विशेषणम्)

• ताम्: that (it)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• व्याख्यातुम्: to explain
• व्याख्यातुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + आ + ख्या (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive); अर्थः—व्याख्यातुं=to explain

• अर्हसि: you ought/are fit
• अर्हसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

Speakers

• Sanatkumāra addresses the senior speaker (the mahāyogī/Brahmā in the immediate frame) seeking doctrinal clarification.

Primary Deities

• Brahmā
• Sanatkumāra

Key Themes

• Doctrinal clarification
• Succession and authority in teaching lineages
• Hermeneutics (vyākhyāna)
• Guru-disciple inquiry

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Who is Sanatkumāra and why is his question significant?

Sanatkumāra is a celebrated teacher figure (one of Brahmā’s mind-born sons) associated with jñāna and instruction. His request for ‘vyākhyā’ signals that the text is about to move from narrative phrasing into a more formal doctrinal explanation.

What does “dāyāda-parikalpanā” mean in context?

It refers to the conceptual/legal-spiritual framework by which someone becomes an ‘heir’—i.e., the conditions and meaning of rightful succession, whether of lineage, ritual authority, or transmission of yoga/knowledge.

How does this relate to Purāṇic geography (tīrtha sections) if no place is named?

Purāṇas often embed tīrtha-mahātmya within authoritative dialogues. Establishing who is qualified to speak and inherit the teaching legitimizes subsequent descriptions of sacred places, vows, and rites—even when the immediate verse is purely dialogic.