Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 6
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
संक्षुब्धस्तपसा ताभ्यां क्षोभमणाय शतक्रतुः रम्भाद्याप्सरसः श्रेष्ठाः प्रेषयत्स महाश्रमम्
saṃkṣubdhastapasā tābhyāṃ kṣobhamaṇāya śatakratuḥ rambhādyāpsarasaḥ śreṣṭhāḥ preṣayatsa mahāśramam
त्या दोघांच्या तपाने क्षुब्ध होऊन, विघ्न घालण्याच्या हेतूने शतक्रतु (इंद्र) ने रंभा आदी श्रेष्ठ अप्सरांना त्या महान आश्रमात पाठवले.
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FAQs
The verse critiques the insecure use of pleasure as a weapon: temptation becomes a tool of control. It also implies a dharmic hierarchy—spiritual integrity (tapas) should not be sabotaged by those invested in status.
Narrative/Carita material (often grouped under vamśānucarita in broad cataloging). It is not a cosmological creation segment but a didactic episode illustrating the power of austerity and the gods’ reactions.
Apsarases symbolize sensory allure and the mind’s outward pull. Indra symbolizes the ‘ruling function’ that fears being dethroned by inner realization—an allegory for the ego defending its dominion.