Apsara - AncientVoice

Mbh.1.8.1112	And the Apsara, Menaka, O thou of the Bhrigu race, when her time was come, brought forth an infant near the hermitage of Sthulakesa.
Mbh.1.8.1113	And dropping the newborn infant on the banks of the river, O Brahmana, Menaka, the Apsara, being destitute of pity and shame, went away.
Mbh.1.9.1143	This poor child of a Gandharva and Apsara has had her days run out!
Mbh.1.63.3096	And in those waters dwelt an Apsara of the higher rank, known by the name of Adrika, transformed by a Brahmana's curse into a fish.
Mbh.1.63.3105	After the birth of the twins, the Apsara herself became freed from her curse.
Mbh.1.63.3108	The Apsara then rose up on the path trodden by the Siddhas, the Rishis and the Charanas.
Mbh.1.63.3109	The fish-smelling daughter of the Apsara in her piscatorial form was then given by the king unto the fishermen, saying, Let this one be thy daughter'
Mbh.1.74.3994	That celebrated Apsara, Menaka, brought me forth in a valley of Himavat.
Mbh.1.74.4009	Where is that foremost of great Rishis, where also is that Apsara Menaka?
Mbh.1.75.4145	And he brought thence, the Apsara Urvasi also.
Mbh.1.75.4179	And in the gardens of Chitraratha the king of Gandharvas, the king also enjoyed the company of the Apsara Viswachi.
Mbh.1.94.5147	The intelligent and virtuous Kaudraswa begat upon the Apsara Misrakesi ten sons who were all great bowmen.
Mbh.1.106.5993	She, however, sent unto him, a maid of hers, endued with the beauty of an Apsara and decked with her own ornaments.
Mbh.1.130.6975	Beholding that Apsara, of figure unrivalled on earth for beauty, alone in those woods and clad in a single piece of cloth, Saradwat's eyes expanded with delight.
Mbh.1.130.6978	Leaving his bow and arrows and deer-skin behind, he went away, flying from the Apsara.
Mbh.1.131.7006	Arrived at the bank of the stream, he saw Ghritachi herself, that Apsara endued with youth and beauty, who had gone there a little before.
Mbh.1.156.8176	If thou art the deity of these woods or an Apsara, tell me all regarding thyself and also why thou stayest here'
Mbh.1.168.8589	One day, on coming to the Ganga to perform his ablutions, the Rishi saw the Apsara Ghritachi, who had come before, standing on the bank after her ablutions were over.
Mbh.1.168.8590	And it so happened that a wind arose and disrobed the Apsara standing there.
Mbh.1.209.10315	Was she an Apsara water nymph or the daughter of any celestial?
Mbh.1.217.10626	The damsel replied, saying, I am, O mighty-armed one, an Apsara that sported in the celestial woods.
Mbh.3.46.2355	And when the twilight had deepened and the moon was up, that Apsara of high hips sent out for the mansions of Arjuna.
Mbh.3.46.2369	And saluting her, he offered the Apsara such worship as is offered unto a superior.
Mbh.3.46.2401	O blessed Apsara, it behoveth thee not to entertain other feelings towards me, for thou art superior to my superiors, being the parent of my race
Mbh.3.78.3858	It is evident that Damayanti, adorned with this wealth of thine that I will win, will wait upon me like an Apsara in heaven upon Indra.
Mbh.3.262.12862	And they who saw her asked themselves, Is this an Apsara, or a daughter of the gods, or a celestial phantom'
Mbh.3.263.12876	Methinks thou art a goddess, or a Yakshi, or a Danavi, or an excellent Apsara, or the wife of a Daitya, or a daughter of the Naga king, or a Rakshasi or the wife of Varuna, or of Yama, or of Soma, or of Kuvera, who, having assumed a human form, wanderest in these forests.
Mbh.4.9.348	Art thou a Yakshi, a Goddess, a Gandharvi, or an Apsara?
Mbh.9.46.3481	Vaishampayana said, The vital seed of the regenerate and high-souled Rishi Bharadwaja fell, upon beholding the large-eyed Apsara Ghritachi as the latter was passing at one time.
Mbh.12.324.20611	While thus engaged, the illustrious Rishi, O king, beheld the Apsara Ghritachi, who, in consequence of her energy, was then possessed of great beauty.
Mbh.12.324.20612	Beholding the Apsara in those woods, the illustrious Rishi Vyasa, O Yudhishthira, became suddenly smitten with desire.
Mbh.12.324.20613	The Apsara Ghritachi, seeing the Rishi's heart troubled by desire, transformed herself into a she-parrot and came to that spot.
Mbh.12.324.20614	Although he beheld the Apsara disguised in another form, the desire that had arisen in the Rishi's heart without disappearing spread itself over every part of his body.
Mbh.13.25.3428	By bathing in Pushkara, and Prabhasa, and Naimisha, and the ocean, and Devika, and Indramarga, and Swarnavindu, one is sure to ascend to heaven being seated on a celestial car, and filled with transports of joy at the adorations of Apsara.
Mbh.13.30.3906	Pramati begot upon the Apsara Ghritachi a son who was named Ruru.
Mbh.13.38.4253	Once in ancient times, the celestial Rishi Narada, having roamed over all the world, met the Apsara Panchachuda of faultless beauty, having her abode in the region of Brahman.
Mbh.13.38.4254	Beholding the Apsara every limb of whose body was endued with great beauty, the ascetic addressed her, saying, O thou of slender waist, I have a doubt in my mind.
Mbh.13.38.4256	Bhishma continued, Thus addressed by the Rishi, the Apsara said unto him, If the subject is one which is known to me and if thou thinkest me competent to speak on it, I shall certainly say what is in my mind'
Mbh.13.38.4265	Thus addressed by him, the Apsara Panchachuda of sweet smiles consented to answer Narada's question.
Mbh.13.53.5444	I see my goddess become as beautiful in body as an Apsara.

Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.

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