Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3350

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After marrying Urvaśī Purūravas once went to Deva-loka at the invitation of Indra. He was invited to help Indra in his fight against the asuras. Indra celebrated the day on which one of the best of the demons, Māyā-dhara was killed. Rambhā was dancing before ācārya Tumburu on the occasion and Purūravas finding fault with her dance mocked at her. Rambhā felt insulted and asked the King thus: "Fool of a King, what do you know of the divine dances of Devaloka?" Purūra-vas retorted that he had learnt more of dancing from Urvaśī than what her preceptor Tumburu knew. Tum-buru got angry and cursed Purūravas that he would live separated from Urvaśī till he did penance to please Mahāviṣṇu. The Gandharvas then carried away Urvaśī from Purūravas. (See under Purūravas).
5) Other details.
(i) Tumburu was a member of the court of Indra. (Śloka 14, Chapter 7, Sabhā Parva).
(ii) Tumburu was a member of the court of Kubera. (Śloka 26, Chapter 10, Sabhā Parva).
(iii) The songs of Tumburu who was a worshipper of Kubera used to be heard from the mountain of Gan-dhamādana on the full-moon day. (Śloka 29, Chapter 159, Vana Parva).