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
เทวเทวตรัสว่า—เมื่อธิดาของสวิตฤกล่าวดังนั้น ฤๅษีก็เข้าสู่สมาธิ. ครั้นรู้ว่าธิดาแห่งอรกะ (สุริยะ) เปี่ยมด้วยความปรารถนา ท่านจึงกล่าวถ้อยคำนี้ด้วยความยินดี.
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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).