Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 55
Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī
देवदेव उवाच इत्येवमुक्तः सवितुश्च पुत्र्या ऋषिस्तदा ध्यानपरो बभूव ज्ञात्वा च तत्रार्कसुतां सकामां मुदा युतो वाक्यमिदं जगाद
devadeva uvāca ityevamuktaḥ savituśca putryā ṛṣistadā dhyānaparo babhūva jñātvā ca tatrārkasutāṃ sakāmāṃ mudā yuto vākyamidaṃ jagāda
Devadeva disse: Assim interpelado pela filha de Savitṛ, o sábio então se absorveu em meditação. E, tendo compreendido ali que a filha de Arka (o Sol) estava cheia de desejo, falou com alegria estas palavras.
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FAQs
Desire (kāma) is not merely indulged or condemned; it is first understood through discernment (dhyāna) and then guided into a dharmic resolution—here, through an appropriate marital match rather than impulsive action.
This belongs to Vamśānucarita (dynastic/royal genealogical narrative), focusing on royal figures and their alliances rather than sarga/pratisarga or manvantara exposition.
The Sun’s daughter seeking union and the sage’s meditative knowing symbolize the harmonization of passion with wisdom: inner clarity precedes outer social order (marriage/lineage).