Vamana Purana — Harihara Revelation, Shloka 52
Harihara Revelation and the Kurukshetra Tirtha Cycle: Sthanu in Vishnu and the Sanctification of Saptasarasvata
अद्यप्रभृत्ययं पुत्रस्तव ब्रह्मन् भविष्यति इत्युक्त्वा जग्मतुर्सूर्ण येनैवाब्यागतौ यथा
adyaprabhṛtyayaṃ putrastava brahman bhaviṣyati ityuktvā jagmatursūrṇa yenaivābyāgatau yathā
अद्यप्रभृति अयं पुत्रः तव, ब्रह्मन्, भविष्यति—इत्युक्त्वा। जग्मतुः शीघ्रं येनैवाभ्यागतौ तथा॥
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FAQs
Both are grammatically possible. Given the preceding ‘pitāmaham’ and ‘yogācāryam’, the stronger Purāṇic reading is that it addresses Brahmā as the primordial Brahman/teacher; however, some narrative layers can depict a venerable Brahmin-yogācārya functioning in a Brahmā-like role.
It signals a formal change of guardianship and identity—akin to adoption into a lineage or dedication to a guru. In Purāṇic ethics, such dedication often implies the child’s life is oriented to tapas/yoga and service to the teacher rather than household obligations.
It is a conventional narrative marker indicating closure of the encounter and restoration of the prior journey-line. In a geography-heavy Purāṇa, such phrasing can also cue that the scene is embedded in a travel/pilgrimage itinerary, even when the specific place-name is omitted in the śloka.