Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

ततस्तीर्त्वाथ वेगेन स कपिः पर्वतं प्रति गन्तुकामो महातेजा यत्र न्यस्ता सुलोचना

Transliteration

tatastīrtvātha vegena sa kapiḥ parvataṃ prati gantukāmo mahātejā yatra nyastā sulocanā

Translation

Dann, nachdem er hinübergesetzt hatte, wollte jener Affe—von der Schnelligkeit angetrieben—zur Bergstätte eilen, der Kraftvolle, dorthin, wo Sulocanā niedergelegt worden war.

Speakers

• Narrator voice (continuing the account)

Key Themes

• Tīrtha as ‘crossing’ (literal and sacral)
• Landscape orientation (river → ford → mountain)
• Etiological narrative setup for a named spot/person

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "karuna", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

Does tīrtvā mean a pilgrimage tīrtha here or simply ‘crossing’ a river?

Primarily it is the verbal sense “having crossed.” In Purāṇic geography, this literal crossing often overlaps with tīrtha-meaning (a ford/sacred crossing), but the verse itself does not name the ford; the sacral identification typically appears in adjacent verses.

Who is Sulocanā, and why is she important?

Sulocanā is a named female figure (“beautiful-eyed”). The phrase ‘yatra nyastā sulocanā’ marks a specific locus tied to her placement—often the seed for a site’s sanctity or a later explanation of a shrine/pond/stone associated with her.

What geographical sequence is being constructed across these verses?

The narrative moves from an underworld abode (Pātāla) to a river (Kāliṇdī/Yamunā), then to a named region (Śivīti), and onward via a crossing (tīrtvā) toward a mountain where Sulocanā lies—typical of the Vāmana Purāṇa’s method of mapping sanctified terrain through story.