Vamana Purana — Shukra's Curse on King Danda, Shloka 127

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

Devanagari script

स च ताः प्रतिनन्द्यैव समं पुत्रेण तापसः समं नृपतिभिर्हृष्टः संविवेश यथासुखम्

Transliteration

sa ca tāḥ pratinandyaiva samaṃ putreṇa tāpasaḥ samaṃ nṛpatibhirhṛṣṭaḥ saṃviveśa yathāsukham

Translation

而他在如礼迎接她们之后，那位苦行者与其子并与诸王同在，心怀欢喜进入住处，随意安歇。

Speakers

• Narrator voice (Purāṇic narrator continuing the travel-account) describing events to the primary listener (traditional frame: Pulastya to Nārada
• though not explicit in these lines).

Key Themes

• Tirtha-yatra (pilgrimage narrative progression)
• Hospitality and reception (pratinandana)
• Association of ascetics and kings in sacred travel

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why does the text emphasize the ascetic being accompanied by both his son and kings?

Purāṇic tīrtha narratives often stage a convergence of āśramic (tāpasa) and royal (nṛpati) spheres to show that pilgrimage and dharma are shared obligations across social roles; the kings’ presence also signals public recognition of the tīrtha’s importance.

What is conveyed by the phrase yathāsukham in a pilgrimage setting?

In tīrtha contexts, yathāsukham indicates a temporary settling or lodging without anxiety—suggesting the place is safe, hospitable, and conducive to ritual rest before the next sacred act (darśana, snāna, pūjā).

Does this verse itself contain a doctrinal point?

Indirectly: it models proper conduct—welcoming companions and maintaining harmonious company—before undertaking sacred acts. The doctrinal weight is carried more by the surrounding tīrtha descriptions than by this transitional narrative line.