Vamana Purana — Harihara Revelation, Shloka 31
Harihara Revelation and the Kurukshetra Tirtha Cycle: Sthanu in Vishnu and the Sanctification of Saptasarasvata
तमुवाच महायोगी त्वन्मातापिररौ यदि दास्येते च ततः सूनुर्दायादो मे ऽसि पुत्रक
tamuvāca mahāyogī tvanmātāpirarau yadi dāsyete ca tataḥ sūnurdāyādo me 'si putraka
மகாயோகி அவனிடம் கூறினார்—“உன் தாய் தந்தை உன்னை எனக்குக் கொடுத்தால், அன்புக் குழந்தையே, நீ என் புதல்வனும் என் தாயாதன் (உரிமை வாரிசு) ஆவாய்.”
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FAQs
It evokes the dharmic notion of formal entrustment—akin to giving a child into a guru’s care or acknowledging a new lineal status. It legitimizes the relationship so that the recipient becomes a rightful successor (dāyāda) to teachings or responsibilities.
‘Dāyāda’ signals more than affection; it denotes lawful succession. In Purāṇic pedagogy, it marks the student as an authorized inheritor of a doctrinal lineage, ensuring the teaching is transmitted within a sanctioned chain.
Not yet. It establishes eligibility and relationship. The specific yoga or doctrine would typically follow in subsequent verses/sections, after the narrative confirms the disciple’s right to receive it.