Vamana Purana — Harihara Revelation, Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच औरसः क्षेत्रजश्चैव दत्तः कृत्रिम एव च गुढोत्पन्नो ऽपविद्धश्च दायादा बान्धवास्तु षट्

Transliteration

brahmovāca aurasaḥ kṣetrajaścaiva dattaḥ kṛtrima eva ca guḍhotpanno 'paviddhaśca dāyādā bāndhavāstu ṣaṭ

Translation

ဗြဟ္မာ မိန့်တော်မူသည်။ “အမွေဆက်ခံသူနှင့် ဆွေမျိုးဟူသည် ခြောက်မျိုးရှိသည်—တရားဝင်သား (aurasa)၊ မယားပေါ်တွင် မွေးဖွားစေသောသား (kṣetraja)၊ ပေးအပ်/မွေးစားသား (datta)၊ ဖန်တီးသတ်မှတ်သား (kṛtrima)၊ လျှို့ဝှက်မွေးဖွားသား (guḍhotpanna)၊ စွန့်ပစ်သား (apaviddha) တို့ဖြစ်သည်။”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• औरसः: the legitimate (son)
• औरसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पुत्र-विशेषः (legitimate/own-born son)

• क्षेत्रजः: the kṣetraja (son)
• क्षेत्रजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्रज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पुत्र-विशेषः (son begotten on wife by appointed man)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• दत्तः: the given (son)
• दत्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पुत्र-विशेषः (adopted/given son)

• कृत्रिमः: the kṛtrima (son)
• कृत्रिमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्रिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पुत्र-विशेषः (artificial/appointed son)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• गूढोत्पन्नः: the secretly born (son)
• गूढोत्पन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गूढ + उत्पन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (गूढः उत्पन्नः) पुत्र-विशेषः

• अपविद्धः: the abandoned (son)
• अपविद्धः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपविद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पुत्र-विशेषः (cast off/abandoned son)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• दायादाः: heirs
• दायादाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दायाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• बान्धवाः: kinsmen
• बान्धवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक निपात (but/indeed)

• षट्: six
• षट्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; प्रथमा, बहुवचनार्थे (six)

Speakers

• Brahmā to Nārada

Primary Deities

• Brahmā
• Nārada

Key Themes

• Inheritance law (dāya)
• Son-classifications (putra-bheda)
• Ritual entitlement (piṇḍa/śrāddha linkage implied)
• Social-legal dharma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Are these ‘six sons’ the same as the famous lists of 12 sons in Dharmaśāstra?

They are related but not identical. Dharmaśāstra traditions often enumerate 12 (or more) putra-types; this passage presents a condensed, functional list emphasizing those treated as dāyāda/bāndhava for inheritance and ritual continuity.

What does kṣetraja imply in practical terms?

Kṣetraja literally means ‘born in the field (wife)’. It reflects older norms where, under specific conditions, a son could be generated for lineage continuity through an appointed procreator; the child is socially assigned to the husband/lineage of the wife.

Why are ‘secretly born’ and ‘abandoned’ included among heirs?

The inclusion indicates a dharmic concern for lineage continuity and social incorporation. Even marginal or socially complex origins can be regularized through acceptance, thereby granting the child a place in inheritance and ancestral rites.