Are Apsaras promiscuous women for the enjoyment of the inhabitants of heaven?

Question

This answer cites a verse from the Devi Bhagavatam:

Then those prostitutes of the Devas, dressed with their heavenly ornaments and the heavenly flowers, appeared before the Munis and bowed down their heads on the ground.

The part in bold is referring to the Apsaras, otherwise known as celestial nymphs. Their job is to basically go around and have sex with everyone who has been rewarded with heaven.

Here is another verse from the Mahabharata:

"We Apsaras are free and unconfined in our choice. It behooves you not, therefore, to esteem me as your superior. The sons and grandsons of Puru's race, that have come here in consequence of ascetic merit do all sport with us, without incurring any sin. We have no husband, no sons, indeed, no relations."

Are there any other scriptural verses that talk about the sexual services provided by the Apsaras?

Answer 1

Are there any other scriptural verses that talk about the sexual services provided by the Apsaras?

Although the Apsaras basically do that all the time (as that is their job) but scriptures are not the correct texts (sources) where we can find out about their exploits. So, basically the scriptures will not go into the details.

Scriptures are Sattvik and they deal with Dharma. And, the books that contain the sexual exploits of the Apsaras can not be considered as Sattvik.

This is explained in the following verses:

Verily out of the five organs of perception the organ of hearing and the organ of sight are benefitting, for the knowledge of things arises from hearing and the heart is pleased by seeing. Therefore the Pundits divide in three classes, the objects of hearing, as :-- (1) Sâttvik, (2) Râjasik and (3) Tâmasik. The Vedas and other S’âstras are Sâttvik; the literature Sahitya is the Râjasik and war news and finding fault with others is Tâmasik. The wise persons again sub-divide the Sâttvik in three subclasses :-- good, middling and worst. That which gives Moksa is good or excellent; that which gives Heavens is middling and that which gives this worldly pleasure is worst. In the same way, the literature Sahitya is of three kinds :-- That which describes the people to live with their legitimate wives is the best; which describes about prostitutes is the middling; and that which makes people live with other's wives is the worst.

Devi Bhagavatam 1.6

So, we can expect Sahityas to contain those sort of stuffs and not the scriptures. Even the Sattvik-natured Sahitya will not describe the Apasara-like activities, the Rajasik-natured Sahitya will.

Answer 2

Yes, Apsaras are promiscuous women for the enjoyment of the inhabitants of heaven, in other words, prostitutes.

Rickross (Most upvoted answer) quoted Devi Bhagavatam 1.6 to say that the Apsara's sexual exploitation isn't in Sattvik, but how can we trust Devi Bhagavatam as reliable in defining Sattvik when Devi Bhagavatam itself calls Apsaras prostitutes:

Devi Bhagavatam Book 4. Chapter 6. Verse 28-29:

Eight thousand and five hundred Apsarâs and long multitudes of the hosts of Cupid, the Munis saw and were surprised. Then those prostitutes of the Devas, dressed with their heavenly ornaments and the heavenly flowers, appeared before the Munis and bowed down their heads on the ground.

Again in Verse 58:

If you like to go to Heaven, be pleased to know that there is no Superior Heaven to Gandhamâdan (the mountain like intoxicating happiness of the senses). Dost thou enjoy the highest bliss, the pleasant sexual intercourse with us, the heavenly damsels in this very beautiful and lovely place.

Devi Bhagavatam Book 9. Chapter 1. Within Verses 96-143:

Those women that are sprung from Sattva Guna are all very good-natured and chaste; those that are sprung from Rajo Guna are middling and very much attached to worldly enjoyments and do their selfish ends and those that are sprung from Tamo Guna are recognised as worst and belonging to the unknown families. They are very scurrilous, cheats, ruining their families, fond of their own free ways, quarrelsome and no seconds are found equal to them. Such women become prostitutes in this world and Apsarâs in the Heavens.