Vamana Purana — Shukra's Curse on King Danda, Shloka 76

Shukra’s Curse on King Danda and Andhaka’s Challenge to Shiva

Devanagari script

तदागच्छथ गच्छमः सौदेवस्यैव कारणात् तत्रास्माकं समेष्यन्ति कन्यास्तिस्रस्तथापराः

Transliteration

tadāgacchatha gacchamaḥ saudevasyaiva kāraṇāt tatrāsmākaṃ sameṣyanti kanyāstisrastathāparāḥ

Translation

Kaya halina—tayo’y umalis, alang-alang mismo kay Saudeva. Doon, tatlong dalaga, at iba pa bukod dito, ang magsasama-sama upang salubungin tayo.

Speakers

• Ṛtadhvaja urging the king (and entourage) to proceed

Key Themes

• Pilgrimage-route progression
• Plot linkage via a named cause (Saudeva)
• Assembly/meeting motif (saṅgama-like narrative function)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

Who is Saudeva in this context?

Within Purāṇic narrative style, Saudeva is a proper name marking the next causal node of the story—either a person to be aided, a host, or a figure whose situation triggers travel. The verse functions as a transition into that episode.

What is the narrative purpose of mentioning ‘three maidens’?

It foreshadows a meeting that will matter for the next segment—often involving marriage-arrangements, boons, tests of dharma, or the revelation of a tīrtha’s power through human destinies.

Does this verse contribute to sacred geography even without naming a place?

Yes. Vāmana Purāṇa’s geography frequently advances through travel cues (‘let us go there’), with the explicit toponym appearing in adjacent verses. Such movement markers help reconstruct the itinerary and the relational map between tīrthas.