Vamana Purana — Shukra's Curse on King Danda, Shloka 127

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

Devanagari script

स च ताः प्रतिनन्द्यैव समं पुत्रेण तापसः समं नृपतिभिर्हृष्टः संविवेश यथासुखम्

Transliteration

sa ca tāḥ pratinandyaiva samaṃ putreṇa tāpasaḥ samaṃ nṛpatibhirhṛṣṭaḥ saṃviveśa yathāsukham

Translation

અને તે તપસ્વીએ તેમને યોગ્ય રીતે આવકાર્યા પછી, પોતાના પુત્ર તથા રાજાઓ સાથે આનંદિત થઈ નિવાસસ્થાને પ્રવેશ કર્યો અને મનગમતું વિશ્રામ લીધો।

Speakers

• Narrator voice (Purāṇic narrator continuing the travel-account) describing events to the primary listener (traditional frame: Pulastya to Nārada
• though not explicit in these lines).

Key Themes

• Tirtha-yatra (pilgrimage narrative progression)
• Hospitality and reception (pratinandana)
• Association of ascetics and kings in sacred travel

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why does the text emphasize the ascetic being accompanied by both his son and kings?

Purāṇic tīrtha narratives often stage a convergence of āśramic (tāpasa) and royal (nṛpati) spheres to show that pilgrimage and dharma are shared obligations across social roles; the kings’ presence also signals public recognition of the tīrtha’s importance.

What is conveyed by the phrase yathāsukham in a pilgrimage setting?

In tīrtha contexts, yathāsukham indicates a temporary settling or lodging without anxiety—suggesting the place is safe, hospitable, and conducive to ritual rest before the next sacred act (darśana, snāna, pūjā).

Does this verse itself contain a doctrinal point?

Indirectly: it models proper conduct—welcoming companions and maintaining harmonious company—before undertaking sacred acts. The doctrinal weight is carried more by the surrounding tīrtha descriptions than by this transitional narrative line.