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Vamana Purana — Harihara Revelation, Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

तस्मात् पुत्रश्च शिष्यश्च विधातव्यौ विपश्चिता एतदर्थमभिध्याय शिष्याच्छ्रेष्ठतरः सुतः सेषात् तारयते शिष्यः सर्वतो ऽपि हि पुत्रकः

Transliteration

tasmāt putraśca śiṣyaśca vidhātavyau vipaścitā etadarthamabhidhyāya śiṣyācchreṣṭhataraḥ sutaḥ seṣāt tārayate śiṣyaḥ sarvato 'pi hi putrakaḥ

Translation

因此，智者当兼立儿子与弟子。就此目的而论，儿子胜于弟子；然而弟子能使人从余留未竟之事中得度。实则在一切意义上，弟子亦是“儿子”。

Word by Word

तस्मात्therefore

पुत्रःson

चand

शिष्यःdisciple

चand

विधातव्यौshould be appointed/established (both)

विपश्चिताby the wise (person)

एतत्this

अर्थम्purpose/meaning

अभिध्यायhaving reflected

शिष्यात्than/from the disciple

श्रेष्ठतरःbetter/superior

सुतःson

शेषात्from the remainder

तारयतेsaves/carries across

शिष्यःthe disciple

सर्वतःfrom all sides/in every way

अपिalso/even

हिindeed/for

पुत्रकःa (dear) son

Speakers

Not specified in the provided excerpt (chapter-level dialogue context not included).

Key Themes

Dual succession: biological and spiritualDisciple as ritual/knowledge-heirŚeṣa (residual obligations) and deliveranceIntegration of household and teaching lineages

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why does the verse say the son is superior, yet the disciple also ‘delivers’?

The son is ‘superior’ in the specific domain of household lineage and ancestral rites (e.g., continuity of family obligations). The disciple ‘delivers from the remainder’ by completing or sustaining what is left undone—especially in the sphere of teaching, vows, ritual competence, and preservation of dharma when biological succession is absent or insufficient.

What is meant by ‘śeṣa’ (remainder) here?

Śeṣa can denote residual duties, deficits in rites, unfinished obligations, or remaining burdens of dharma. The disciple, as a trained successor, can carry forward and complete such obligations through proper practice and transmission.

How can a disciple be called ‘putraka’ (son)?

Purāṇic and dharma traditions often treat the disciple as a spiritual son (śiṣya-putra-bhāva): he inherits teaching, ritual authority, and responsibility for continuity, functioning as a son in the domain of dharma even without biological relation.