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Vamana Purana — Jabali Bound by the Monkey, Shloka 73

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

Devanagari script

आदरात् पितरं मूर्ध्ना ववन्दत विधानतः संपरिष्वज्य स मुनिर्मूर्ध्न्याघ्राय सुतं ततः

Transliteration

ādarāt pitaraṃ mūrdhnā vavandata vidhānataḥ saṃpariṣvajya sa munirmūrdhnyāghrāya sutaṃ tataḥ

Translation

In Ehrfurcht verneigte er sich vor seinem Vater, das Haupt senkend, wie es die Vorschrift gebietet. Dann umarmte der Weise seinen Sohn und roch (küsste) ihn am Scheitel, indem er ihn liebevoll aufnahm.

Word by Word

आदरात्out of respect

पितरम्father

मूर्ध्नाwith (his) head

ववन्दतsaluted/bowed

विधानतःaccording to proper procedure

सम्-परिष्वज्यhaving embraced

सःhe

मुनिःthe sage

मूर्ध्निon the head

आघ्रायhaving smelled (affectionately)

सुतम्son

ततःthen

Speakers

Primary narrator; actions of Jābāli and his father (the muni).

Key Themes

Pitṛ-bhakti (devotion to father)Proper conduct (vidhi) even in intimate momentsRecognition and blessing through touch (embrace) and ‘āghrāṇa’

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What does ‘vidhānataḥ’ add to the meaning of the bow?

It signals that the salutation is not casual but performed according to dharmic decorum—proper bodily gesture and respectful protocol—highlighting filial duty as a form of dharma.

Why does the father ‘smell’ the son’s head (mūrdhny āghrāya)?

Āghrāṇa is a culturally attested gesture of affection and recognition, especially in parent–child reunions. In Purāṇic idiom it can also imply acceptance and blessing, akin to a benedictory touch.

Does this verse contain any geographical metadata?

No. It focuses on interpersonal ritual and affection; no river, lake, forest, or named tīrtha is mentioned here.