Vamana Purana — Shukra's Curse on King Danda, Shloka 130

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

Devanagari script

ततो घृताची स्वां पुत्रीं परिष्वज्य न्यपीडयत् स्नेहात् सवाष्पनयनां मुहुस्तां परिजिघ्रवीत्

Transliteration

tato ghṛtācī svāṃ putrīṃ pariṣvajya nyapīḍayat snehāt savāṣpanayanāṃ muhustāṃ parijighravīt

Translation

তখন ঘৃতাচী স্নেহে নিজের কন্যাকে আলিঙ্গন করে বুকে চেপে ধরল; অশ্রুসজল নয়নে তাকে বারবার ঘ্রাণ করল, মাতৃস্নেহে।

Speakers

• Narrator voice (third-person narration) describing Ghṛtācī and her daughter

Primary Deities

• (none explicit; Apsaras figure Ghṛtācī)

Key Themes

• Maternal affection
• Reunion motif
• Apsaras/Gandharva narrative texture

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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