Markandeya Purana 1.35
Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 1.35
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1.35
yuṣmākamiha sarvāsāṃ rūpaudāryaguṇādhikam /
ātmānaṃ manyate yā tu sā nṛtyatu mamāgrataḥ //
“Then in the course of their talk, Indra said to the great Muni—‘Declare, which of these dancers pleases thee most. Is it Rambhā, or Karkaśā, or Urvasī, Tilottamā, Ghṛtācī, or Menakā? or whichever delights thee.’ Nārada, best of dvijas, hearing this speech of Indra, pondered and then addressed the reverently bending Apsarases:—‘She, of you all here present, who thinks herself pre-eminent in beauty, nobility and good qualities, let her dance before me. There is indeed no success in dancing for one who is destitute of good qualities and beauty. Good dancing implies graceful comportment: other dancing is vexation.’
Translations (2)
- The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
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- Moḍhapurāṇa — Sanskrit