Shloka 75
Jabali Bound by the Monkey — Jabali Bound by the Monkey: Nandayanti’s Ordeal and the Yamuna–Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor
आरुरोह वटं तूर्णं जटा मोचयितुं तदा न च शक्नोति संच्छन्नं दृढं कपिवरेम हि
āruroha vaṭaṃ tūrṇaṃ jaṭā mocayituṃ tadā na ca śaknoti saṃcchannaṃ dṛḍhaṃ kapivarema hi
Darauf stieg er eilends auf den Banyan, um die Jaṭā, die verfilzten Haarsträhnen, zu lösen. Doch er vermochte es nicht, denn sie waren dicht verstrickt und fest gebunden—wahrlich wie die des vorzüglichsten Affen.
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FAQs
Yes. In Purāṇic and tīrtha contexts, the vaṭa is a classic sacred tree associated with longevity, vows, and ascetic presence. Even when not named as a specific tīrtha, its mention evokes a sanctified setting and a place suitable for austerity or extraordinary events.
Jaṭā are the matted locks typical of ascetics and certain divine/heroic figures. In narrative episodes, they can function as a sign of tapas (austerity), a locus of power, or—when bound/entangled—a symbol of constraint that ordinary strength cannot undo.
The phrase commonly recalls Hanumān or a monkey-chief archetype. Here it works as an intensifier: the entanglement is so dense and tough that it resembles (or is as unyielding as) what one would associate with the strongest monkey-hero imagery.