Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 33
Marriage of Samvarana with Tapati
तत्र क्रीडन्ति सततमप्सरो ऽमरकन्यकाः तासां मध्ये ददर्शाथ कन्यां संवरणो ऽधिकाम्
tatra krīḍanti satatamapsaro 'marakanyakāḥ tāsāṃ madhye dadarśātha kanyāṃ saṃvaraṇo 'dhikām
ທີ່ນັ້ນ ອັບສະຣາ—ທິດາເທວະ—ຫຼິ້ນສະໜຸກຢູ່ເປັນນິດ. ໃນທ່າມກາງພວກນາງ ສຳວະຣະນະໄດ້ເຫັນສາວນ້ອຍຜູ້ໜຶ່ງ ຜູ້ຍອດເຢັ້ນເກີນຜູ້ອື່ນ।
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FAQs
The episode illustrates how attention (dṛṣṭi) becomes the doorway to attachment; vigilance over perception is a classical dharmic counsel, especially for rulers whose choices affect many.
It is narrative material in the Vamśānucarita stream—character-driven episode within royal lineage storytelling.
Apsarases often represent refined pleasures and the subtle temptations of prosperity (śrī). The ‘most excellent maiden’ concentrates desire into a single object, setting up the moral-psychological drama of kāma overpowering discernment.