Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3148

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Saṃvaraṇa returned on horse-back to his residence the city of Pratiṣṭhā. But the king neither slept nor ate any food. The sage Vasiṣṭha knew that all the ailments of the king were due to his love for Tapati, daughter of Sūrya. So he flew up by his yogic powers and met Sūrya sitting in his chariot in all splendour. The sage described to Sūrya the love affair between Saṃvaraṇa and Tapati and pleaded on behalf of the king for giving Tapati to Saṃvaraṇa. Sūrya was pleased to hear that and sent Tapati along with Vasiṣṭha to Saṃvaraṇa. Before long the marriage of Tapati with Saṃvaraṇa was celebrated solemnly at Pratiṣṭhānagara. The celebrated emperor Kuru was the son born to Tapati of Saṃvaraṇa. (Chapter 21, Vāyu Purāṇa).