Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 61
Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī
सा तं पतिं प्राप्य मनो ऽभिरामं सूर्यामजा शक्रसमाप्रभावम् रराम तन्वी भवनोत्तमेषु यता महैन्द्रं दिवि दैत्यकन्या
sā taṃ patiṃ prāpya mano 'bhirāmaṃ sūryāmajā śakrasamāprabhāvam rarāma tanvī bhavanottameṣu yatā mahaindraṃ divi daityakanyā
Nachdem sie jenen Gatten erlangt hatte, dem Herzen lieb, aus Sūrya geboren und an Macht Indra gleich, erfreute sich die schlanke Tapatī in den erlesensten Palästen, wie eine Tochter der Daityas sich mit dem großen Indra im Himmel erfreut.
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FAQs
The text models marital felicity as compatible with virtue and excellence: delight (rati/ānanda) is not condemned when grounded in rightful union and noble qualities.
Vamśānucarita: descriptive closure to a marriage episode that supports subsequent lineage narration; it is ancillary to dynastic history rather than sarga/pratisarga.
The Indra-comparison elevates the husband’s kṣātra-tejas (royal potency). The Daitya-maiden simile imports the Deva–Daitya aesthetic without implying conflict here, using cosmic romance imagery to magnify royal splendor.