Vamana Purana — Shukra's Curse on King Danda, Shloka 110

Shukra’s Curse on King Danda and Andhaka’s Challenge to Shiva

Devanagari script

रमयामास तां तन्वीं सा च तं वानरोत्तमम् एवं रमन्तौ सुचिरं संप्राप्तौ विन्ध्यपर्वतम्

Transliteration

ramayāmāsa tāṃ tanvīṃ sā ca taṃ vānarottamam evaṃ ramantau suciraṃ saṃprāptau vindhyaparvatam

Translation

He sported with that slender woman, and she with that best of monkeys. Thus, sporting together for a long time, they came to the Vindhya mountain.

Speakers

• Narrator voice (continuation of the episode)

Key Themes

• Mythic travel as mapping device
• Sacred landscape of the Vindhya region
• Narrative etiology for later tīrtha references

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "shringara", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

Why does the text emphasize arrival at Vindhya?

Vindhya is a major geographic marker in Purāṇic cartography. Mentioning it often signals a transition into a specific regional tīrtha network (rivers, confluences, lakes) associated with central/southern India.

Is this passage purely romantic narrative, or does it serve a geographic purpose?

In tīrtha sections, such episodes commonly function as ‘narrative anchors’ that move characters across named landscapes. The movement to Vindhya prepares for subsequent identification of rivers and sacred waters (as in the next verse).

Does ‘vānarottama’ imply a known epic figure (e.g., Hanumān)?

Not necessarily. ‘Vānarottama’ is an honorific that can apply to a specific famed vanara or simply to an exemplary monkey figure within this local myth. Confirmation requires the surrounding verses and any explicit naming.