Shloka 9

Jabali Bound by the Monkey — Jabali Bound by the Monkey: Nandayanti’s Ordeal and the Yamuna–Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor

Devanagari script

ददर्श च महादेवं श्रीकण्ठं यमुनातटे तस्याविदूरे गहनमाश्रमं ऋषिवर्जितम्

Transliteration

dadarśa ca mahādevaṃ śrīkaṇṭhaṃ yamunātaṭe tasyāvidūre gahanamāśramaṃ ṛṣivarjitam

Translation

ورأى مهاديڤا، شريكنثا، على ضفّة نهر يَمُنا؛ وعلى مقربةٍ منه كان هناك آشرمٌ كثيفُ الشجر، خالٍ من الرِّشِيّات.

Word by Word

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: महान् देवः; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (m. acc. sg.)

• श्रीकण्ठम्: Śrīkaṇṭha (the glorious/blue-throated one)
• श्रीकण्ठम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहि-प्राय: श्रीमान् कण्ठः यस्य; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (m. acc. sg.)

• यमुनातटे: on the bank of Yamunā
• यमुनातटे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना + तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: यमुनायाः तटे; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (m. loc. sg.)

• तस्य: of it/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (gen. sg.)

• अविदूरे: nearby
• अविदूरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविदूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (loc. sg.) ‘अविदूरे’ = ‘निकटे’

• गहनम्: dense/secluded
• गहनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (n. acc. sg.)

• आश्रमम्: hermitage
• आश्रमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (m. acc. sg.)

• ऋषिवर्जितम्: devoid of sages
• ऋषिवर्जितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋषि + वर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; वर्ज्-धातु + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (नञ्-रहितार्थ/उपपद): ऋषिभिः वर्जितम् ‘ऋषिरहितम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (n. acc. sg.)

Speakers

• Narrator voice within the Purāṇic frame (chapter narrative)

Primary Deities

• Shiva

Key Themes

• Sacred riverbank as epiphany-space
• Śaiva presence within a Vaiṣṇava-linked narrative arc
• Hermitage geography and its (temporary) abandonment

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why is Śiva encountered specifically on the Yamunā’s bank?

Riverbanks (taṭa) are classic Purāṇic liminal zones—sites of tapas, tīrtha-bathing, and divine appearances. The Yamunā, as a major north-Indian sacred river, anchors the episode in a recognizable pilgrimage geography.

What does ṛṣivarjita (“devoid of sages”) imply about the āśrama?

It suggests an āśrama-site that is physically present but presently unoccupied—either abandoned, ritually ‘silent,’ or awaiting re-consecration by an event (such as an installation, vow, or divine encounter) that restores its sanctity.

Does ‘Śrīkaṇṭha’ here necessarily mean Nīlakaṇṭha (blue-throated Śiva)?

Śrīkaṇṭha is a standard epithet meaning ‘auspicious/beautiful-necked.’ While it can resonate with the nīlakaṇṭha mythos, the verse itself does not explicitly narrate the poison episode; it primarily functions as a reverential name for Śiva.