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Vamana Purana — Jabali on the Banyan Tree, Shloka 74

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

Devanagari script

स चर्षिर्ज्ञानसंपन्नः श्रीकण्ठायतने ऽलिखत् श्लोकमेकं महाख्यानं तस्याश्च प्रियकाम्यया

Transliteration

sa carṣirjñānasaṃpannaḥ śrīkaṇṭhāyatane 'likhat ślokamekaṃ mahākhyānaṃ tasyāśca priyakāmyayā

Translation

और वह ज्ञानसम्पन्न ऋषि, श्रीकण्ठ के आयतन (मन्दिर) में, उसके प्रिय की कामना से—उसकी अभिलाषा पूर्ण करने हेतु—महाख्यान-रूप एक श्लोक लिखने लगा।

Word by Word

सःhe

चand

ऋषिःsage

ज्ञानसंपन्नःendowed with knowledge

श्रीकण्ठायतनेin the shrine/abode of Śrīkaṇṭha (Śiva)

अलिखत्wrote

श्लोकम्a verse

एकम्one

महाख्यानम्a great narrative

तस्याःof her

चand

प्रियकाम्ययाout of desire for what is dear (to her)

Speakers

Narrator; the ‘ṛṣi’ is the muni previously referencedacting for Citrāṅgadā’s benefit.

Primary Deities

Shiva

Key Themes

Power of sacred speech (śloka)Stotra/mahākhyāna as ritual instrumentShaiva sacred sites (āyatana)Compassionate guidance by sages

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is ‘Śrīkaṇṭha-āyatana’—a general epithet or a specific place?

In purāṇic usage, ‘āyatana’ typically indicates a concrete shrine/seat of worship. Here it functions as a named Śaiva sacred site (a Śrīkaṇṭha sanctuary) within the tīrtha landscape.

Why would composing a single śloka be called a ‘mahākhyāna’ (great narrative)?

Purāṇas often treat a potent, condensed verse as carrying the efficacy and authority of a larger sacred account—serving as a mantra-like summary that can be recited for merit or a specific boon.

How does this verse connect the pilgrim’s practice with textual tradition?

It shows a typical purāṇic mechanism: geography (tīrtha), ritual (worship and austerity), and text (a composed śloka/mahākhyāna) mutually reinforce one another to produce religious efficacy and fulfill aims.