Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 58
Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī
अथाजगाम स नृपस्य पुत्रस्तमाश्रमं ब्राह्मणपुङ्कवस्य दृष्ट्वा वसिष्ठं प्रणिपत्य मूर्ध्ना स्थितस्त्वपश्यत् तपतीं नरेन्द्रः // वम्प्_22.57 दृष्ट्वा च तां पद्मविशालनेत्रां तां पूर्वदृष्टामिति चिन्तयित्वा पप्रच्छ केयं ललना द्विजेन्द्र स वारुणिः प्राह नराधिपेन्द्रम्
athājagāma sa nṛpasya putrastamāśramaṃ brāhmaṇapuṅkavasya dṛṣṭvā vasiṣṭhaṃ praṇipatya mūrdhnā sthitastvapaśyat tapatīṃ narendraḥ // VamP_22.57 dṛṣṭvā ca tāṃ padmaviśālanetrāṃ tāṃ pūrvadṛṣṭāmiti cintayitvā papraccha keyaṃ lalanā dvijendra sa vāruṇiḥ prāha narādhipendram
Pagkaraan, dumating ang anak ng hari sa ashram ng pinakadakilang Brāhmaṇa. Nang makita si Vasiṣṭha, siya’y yumukod at nagpatirapa; at habang nakatayo roon, nakita ng pinuno si Tapatī. Nang makita niya ang dalagang may malalaking matang gaya ng lotus at maisip, “Siya ang nakita ko noon,” nagtanong siya, “Sino ang dalagang ito, O pinakamainam sa mga dwija?” Pagkatapos, nagsalita si Vāruṇi sa panginoon ng mga tao.
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FAQs
Royal power is shown subordinated to spiritual authority: the prince first performs praṇipāta to Vasiṣṭha before pursuing personal desire—an ethic of humility and seeking wise counsel.
Vamśānucarita: the scene advances a lineage-linked romance that typically culminates in marriage and progeny, which Purāṇas use to bridge genealogies and historical-legendary cycles.
The ‘lotus-eyed’ description signals auspiciousness and divine/solar splendor; the repeated ‘seen before’ (pūrvadṛṣṭā) encodes a fate-like recognition, common in Purāṇic courtship narratives.