Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 42
Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī
तं दृष्ट्वा भास्करं देवं प्रणमद् द्विजसत्तमः प्रतिप्रणमितश्चासौ भास्करेणाविशद् रथे
taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhāskaraṃ devaṃ praṇamad dvijasattamaḥ pratipraṇamitaścāsau bhāskareṇāviśad rathe
तं भास्करं देवं दृष्ट्वा द्विजसत्तमः प्रणनाम; भास्करेण प्रतिप्रणमितोऽसौ रथं विवेश।
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FAQs
True nobility is marked by humility and proper reverence; the deity’s reciprocal salutation models dharmic reciprocity—honor given is honor returned—validating devotion and right conduct.
Still within cosmographic/theophanic narration (Sarga-adjacent). It is not genealogical (vaṃśa) but illustrates divine-human interaction within the cosmic order.
Entry into the solar chariot signifies admission into the sphere of time, illumination, and authority; the reciprocal bow suggests harmony between tapas (ascetic merit) and devatā (cosmic power).