Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 33
Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī
तत्र क्रीडन्ति सततमप्सरो ऽमरकन्यकाः तासां मध्ये ददर्शाथ कन्यां संवरणो ऽधिकाम्
tatra krīḍanti satatamapsaro 'marakanyakāḥ tāsāṃ madhye dadarśātha kanyāṃ saṃvaraṇo 'dhikām
在那里，阿普萨拉斯——天界仙女——恒常嬉戏。其间，娑ṃ伐罗那遂见一位少女，卓然超胜于众。
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FAQs
The episode illustrates how attention (dṛṣṭi) becomes the doorway to attachment; vigilance over perception is a classical dharmic counsel, especially for rulers whose choices affect many.
It is narrative material in the Vamśānucarita stream—character-driven episode within royal lineage storytelling.
Apsarases often represent refined pleasures and the subtle temptations of prosperity (śrī). The ‘most excellent maiden’ concentrates desire into a single object, setting up the moral-psychological drama of kāma overpowering discernment.