Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 59
Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī
इयं विवस्वद्दुहिता नरेन्द्र नाम्ना प्रसिद्धा तपती पृथिव्याम् मया तवार्थाय दिवाकरो ऽर्थितः प्रादान्मया त्वाश्रममानिनिन्ये
iyaṃ vivasvadduhitā narendra nāmnā prasiddhā tapatī pṛthivyām mayā tavārthāya divākaro 'rthitaḥ prādānmayā tvāśramamānininye
O king, this is the daughter of Vivasvān (the Sun), renowned on earth by the name Tapatī. For your sake I entreated Divākara (the Sun), and he granted her; therefore I have brought you to this hermitage (āśrama).
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FAQs
Marriage is framed as a dharmic institution sanctioned through proper request and consent (arthitaḥ… prādāt). The king is guided to accept a righteous alliance rather than act by mere impulse.
Vamśānucarita: it supports dynastic narrative by describing a royal marriage that typically anchors lineage development.
A solar daughter (Tapatī) symbolizes royal brilliance and legitimacy; her being ‘brought to the āśrama’ situates kingship under ascetic oversight—power tempered by tapas and counsel.