Vamana Purana — Jabali on the Banyan Tree, Shloka 42
Jabali Bound on the Banyan Tree and Nandayanti’s Appeal at Sri-Kantha on the Yamuna
तं दृष्ट्वा सा सखीराह वचनं सत्यसंयुतम् असौ नराधिपसुतो मदनेन सदर्थ्यते
taṃ dṛṣṭvā sā sakhīrāha vacanaṃ satyasaṃyutam asau narādhipasuto madanena sadarthyate
Seeing him, she spoke to her friends words joined with truth: “That prince, the son of a king, is being afflicted—indeed tormented—by Kāma (love/desire).”
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FAQs
Both readings are traditional: Madana is the deified power of erotic desire (Kāma), and in kāvya-style narration the phrase also functions as a conventional marker for lovesickness (kāma-roga).
It frames the maiden’s observation as reliable and socially responsible—she is not indulging in gossip but stating a perceived fact, which matters in narratives where marriage negotiations and reputation are at stake.
Indirectly: in the Vāmana Purāṇa, local sacred geography often hosts human narratives. Here, however, the verse itself contains no place-name; it functions as interpersonal plot movement within the chapter’s broader setting.