Shloka 31
Adhyaya 2 — The Lineage of Garuda and the Birth of the Wise Birds: Kanka and Kandhara
तस्यां स जनयामास तार्क्षों नाम सुतां तदा ।
मुनिशापाग्निविप्लुष्टां वपुमप्सरसां वराम् ॥
तस्या नाम तदा चक्रे तार्क्षोमिति विहङ्गमः ॥
tasyāṃ sa janayāmāsa tārkṣoṃ nāma sutāṃ tadā |
muniśāpāgnivipluṣṭāṃ vapum apsarasāṃ varām |
tasyā nāma tadā cakre tārkṣom iti vihaṅgamaḥ ||
Kemudian pada dirinya dia memperanakkan seorang puteri bernama Tārkṣo. Dia ialah seorang apsaras yang unggul, namun tubuhnya hangus oleh api sumpahan seorang resi. Burung itu lalu menamainya “Tārkṣo”.
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FAQs
The verse underscores the Purāṇic idea that actions and ascetic power (here, a sage’s curse) have tangible consequences even for celestial beings; yet identity and social recognition continue through naming and lineage.
Primarily Vamśa (genealogy/lineages), with an implicit karmic-causal thread expressed through śāpa (curse) shaping embodied condition.
The ‘fire of the curse’ can be read symbolically as tapas/ṛṣi-śakti that refines or marks the subtle body; the apsaras-form suggests desire and allure, while the scorched body hints at the limitation and purification of sensuality under higher spiritual force.