[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.3483 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3483 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3483 - **Language:** English ### [c9.3483](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3483) One day Purūravas and Urvaśī were present in the durbar of Indra. Purūravas and Urvaśī had signalled a rendezvous for that night at the corner of the Nandana Park. Durmada understood this. He called a celestial woman named Unmadā to his side. They made a plan and accordingly Unmadā disguised herself as Urvaśī and Durmada took the guise of Purūravas and both of them entered Nandana park. Purūravas went to Unmadā and conjugated with her. In the same way Urvaśī received Durmada, mistaking him for Purūravas. After the conjugation Durmada laughed loud as if he had played a trick on Urvaśī. Urvaśī understood everything. Purūravas also arrived there. Urvaśī cursed Durmada to take birth in the earth as a Rākṣasa and cursed Unmadā to be born in the earth as the daughter of a King and she said that at that time she would love one man and become the wife of another man. The aggrieved Durmada and Unmadā prayed for liberation from the curse. Urvaśī gave them liberation thus :—"This Durmada will be born as the son of Unmadā. Seeing the death of her husband and son, she would jump into fire. After that she will enter heaven. Durmada will be killed by the sword of an enemy and will obtain heaven." According to this curse Durmada was born as the son of Dirghajaṅgha, the emperor of Hiraṇyapura, under the name Piṅgākṣa and Unmadā was born as the daughter of the King of Videha. Her name was Hariṇī (Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, Chapter 3). - [Previous: c9.3482](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3482) - [Next: c9.3484](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3484) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3483](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3483) · Pramāṇa