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
हृदय को प्रिय, सूर्यपुत्र और इन्द्रतुल्य प्रभाव वाले उस पति को पाकर, तन्वी तपती श्रेष्ठ भवनों में रमण करने लगी—जैसे स्वर्ग में दैत्यकन्या महेन्द्र के साथ रमती है।
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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.