Vamana Purana — Shukra's Curse on King Danda, Shloka 66

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

Devanagari script

ते ऽधिरुह्य रथांस्तूर्णं मार्गन्ते वसुधां क्रमात् बदर्याश्रममासाद्य ददृशुस्तपसां निधिम्

Transliteration

te 'dhiruhya rathāṃstūrṇaṃ mārgante vasudhāṃ kramāt badaryāśramamāsādya dadṛśustapasāṃ nidhim

Translation

Mereka menaiki kereta dengan pantas lalu menempuh perjalanan merentasi bumi menurut laluan itu; setibanya di Badaryāśrama, mereka melihat suatu “perbendaharaan tapa”, yakni seorang pertapa yang amat besar tapasnya.

Speakers

• Narrator voice (group traveling to an ashrama; specific speaker not stated in excerpt)

Key Themes

• Tirtha-yatra / pilgrimage movement
• Encounter with a great ascetic (tapasvin)
• Sacred landscape as narrative engine

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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