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 ||
Pagkaraan, sa kanya ay nagkaanak siya ng isang dalagang pinangalanang Tārkṣo. Siya’y isang napakahusay na apsaras, subalit ang kanyang katawan ay napaso ng apoy ng sumpa ng isang rishi. At ang ibong iyon ang nagbigay sa kanya ng pangalang “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.