Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 55
Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī
देवदेव उवाच इत्येवमुक्तः सवितुश्च पुत्र्या ऋषिस्तदा ध्यानपरो बभूव ज्ञात्वा च तत्रार्कसुतां सकामां मुदा युतो वाक्यमिदं जगाद
devadeva uvāca ityevamuktaḥ savituśca putryā ṛṣistadā dhyānaparo babhūva jñātvā ca tatrārkasutāṃ sakāmāṃ mudā yuto vākyamidaṃ jagāda
Devadeva said: Thus addressed by the daughter of Savitṛ, the sage then became absorbed in meditation. And, having understood there the daughter of Arka (the Sun) to be filled with desire, he joyfully spoke these words.
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FAQs
Desire (kāma) is not merely indulged or condemned; it is first understood through discernment (dhyāna) and then guided into a dharmic resolution—here, through an appropriate marital match rather than impulsive action.
This belongs to Vamśānucarita (dynastic/royal genealogical narrative), focusing on royal figures and their alliances rather than sarga/pratisarga or manvantara exposition.
The Sun’s daughter seeking union and the sage’s meditative knowing symbolize the harmonization of passion with wisdom: inner clarity precedes outer social order (marriage/lineage).