Shloka 8
Jabali Bound by the Monkey — Yamuna-Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor
तमापतन्तं दैत्येन्द्रं दृष्ट्वा शाखामृगो बली तथैव सह चार्वङ्ग्या हिमाचलमुपागतः
tamāpatantaṃ daityendraṃ dṛṣṭvā śākhāmṛgo balī tathaiva saha cārvaṅgyā himācalamupāgataḥ
Als er den Herrn der Daityas auf sich zustürmen sah, begab sich der kraftvolle Bali—genannt „der auf Zweigen wohnende Affe“—ebenso zum Himālaya, zusammen mit der schöngegliederten Gefährtin.
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FAQs
Śākhāmṛga is a conventional Sanskrit epithet for a monkey, emphasizing arboreal movement. In Purāṇic narration it can function as a descriptive tag rather than a literal zoological identity, marking agility and flight through wooded or mountainous terrain.
Himācala signals a shift from royal/urban conflict to a sacralized landscape. In the Vāmana Purāṇa, geography often frames theological turns: mountains and riverbanks become stages where deities are encountered and vows, installations, or boons occur.
The verse presents her as an accompanying female figure without naming her here. Such epithets can denote a consort/attendant within the episode; identification typically depends on surrounding verses and the chapter’s prose flow.