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Vamana Purana — Jabali on the Banyan Tree, Shloka 63

Jabali Bound on the Banyan Tree and Nandayanti’s Appeal at Sri-Kantha on the Yamuna

Devanagari script

तां प्राह पुत्रि कस्यासि सुता सुरसुतोपमा किमर्थमागतासीह निर्मनुष्यमृगे वने

Transliteration

tāṃ prāha putri kasyāsi sutā surasutopamā kimarthamāgatāsīha nirmanuṣyamṛge vane

Translation

সে তাকে বলল—“কন্যে! তুমি কার সন্তান, দেবকন্যার মতো? কী উদ্দেশ্যে তুমি এখানে, মানুষশূন্য ও বন্যপশুভরা এই বনে এসেছ?”

Word by Word

ताम्her

प्राहsaid

पुत्रिO daughter

कस्यof whom

असिare

सुताdaughter

सुरसुतोपमाlike a celestial maiden

किमर्थम्for what reason? why?

आगताcome

असिare

इहhere

निर्मनुष्यमृगेin (a place) devoid of men and full of beasts

वनेin the forest

Speakers

An unnamed ṛṣi (sage) addressing a young woman

Key Themes

Encounter narrative framingAscetic presence in wildernessInquiry into identity and purpose

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why does the sage emphasize that the forest is ‘nirmanuṣya’ (without people) and full of beasts?

The phrase heightens narrative tension and signals a liminal space typical of Purāṇic episodes: the wilderness is where transgressions, curses, and transformations occur, and where sages encounter extraordinary beings.

What does ‘surasutopamā’ imply about the girl’s status?

It is a conventional marker of extraordinary beauty and auspicious appearance, often foreshadowing a divine connection, a prior merit, or a plot involving curse/boon rather than an ordinary human backstory.

Is this verse already describing a specific pilgrimage site?

Not yet by name. Within Saromāhātmya-style narration, unnamed ‘forest’ settings often function as the narrative corridor leading into a named tīrtha or lake; the explicit geographical identifiers typically appear in surrounding verses.