Vamana Purana — Jabali on the Banyan Tree, Shloka 49
Jabali Bound on the Banyan Tree and Nandayanti’s Appeal at Sri-Kantha on the Yamuna
वार्यमाणा सखीभिस्तु प्रादादात्मानमात्मना एवं पुरा तया तैन्व्या परित्रातः स भूपतिः
vāryamāṇā sakhībhistu prādādātmānamātmanā evaṃ purā tayā tainvyā paritrātaḥ sa bhūpatiḥ
“Though being restrained by her girlfriends, she gave herself of her own accord. Thus formerly, by that slender-waisted woman, that king was saved/protected.”
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FAQs
It is an idiom for voluntary self-offering/consent—she acted “by her own self/will.” In narrative contexts it can signal decisive agency rather than coercion, even when companions attempt to restrain her.
The verse is elliptical: the broader episode (not provided) likely explains a danger—social, political, or personal—where her action becomes the means of the king’s deliverance. “Paritrāṇa” can range from physical rescue to averting disgrace or calamity.
Indirectly. Purāṇas often embed dharma reflections inside stories: the tension between kāma, social counsel (friends), and personal resolve becomes a vehicle for discussing restraint, propriety, and consequences.