consort, Rati, the apsaras go to Nara-Narayana, and start to dance seductively in front of them. However, the sages remain unaffected by this and decide to break the pride of the apsaras. Narayana slaps his thigh, from which Urvashi emerges. Her beauty leaves Indra's apsaras matchless, and they become ashamed of their evil act. Nara and Narayana assure Indra that they would not take his throne, and gift Urvashi to him. She occupied the place of pride in Indra’s court. Birth of Vasishtha and Agastya Urvashi is said to be the "mother" of the sages—Vasishtha and Agastya. It is narrated in the Rigveda that the gods Varuna and Mitra once perform a yajna (fire-sacrifice), when Urvashi arrives in front of them. After seeing her, they become sexually aroused and ejaculate their semen into a pitcher from which Vasishtha and Agastya are born. Similar accounts of this story appear in the Brihaddevata, Matsya Purana, and other scriptures. In later Hindu texts, Vashishtha is described as a Manasputra (mind-created son) of the god Brahma, who takes rebirth through Urvashi and Mitra-Varuna. The Ramayana and Mahabharata narrate that after Vashishtha dies due to the curse of king Nimi, his spirit is told by Brahma that he won't be reborn from a womb and is instructed to enter inside the body of Mitra-Varuna (combined form of Mitra and Varuna). When Mitra-Varuna sees Urvashi, they separate themselves into two bodies. Varuna desires to have a union with Urvashi and approaches her with his wish. However, she rejects it as she had already promised Mitra a union, leading Varuna to ejaculate inside a celestial pot created by Brahma. Seeing the sight, Urvashi is filled with remorse and passion, causing Mitra's seed to fall from her womb. It is then transferred into the same pot containing Varuna's seed. Vashishtha is reborn from it. Along with him, Agastya is also born. Mitra curses Urvashi to live as a wife of a mortal man for showing infidelity. Wife of Pururavas The most prominent myth featuring Urvashi is about her marriage to Pururavas, a mortal king who is credited as the founder of Chandravamsha (lit. 'lunar dynasty'), a legendary dynasty in ancient India. The myth is first narrated in the Rigveda, where it is presented in the form of dialogue. The Vedic hymn begins with Urvashi being found by her husband Pururavas, who begs her to return. However, she harshly