Shloka 47
Jabali Bound by the Monkey — Jabali Bound by the Monkey: Nandayanti’s Ordeal and the Yamuna–Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor
श्रुत्वा जाबालिरथ तद् वचनं वै तयोदितम् प्राह सुन्दरि गच्छस्व श्रीकण्ठं यमुनातटे
śrutvā jābāliratha tad vacanaṃ vai tayoditam prāha sundari gacchasva śrīkaṇṭhaṃ yamunātaṭe
Mendengar kata-kata yang diucapkan olehnya, Jābāli-ratha berkata: “Wahai yang elok, pergilah kepada Śrīkaṇṭha di tepi Sungai Yamunā.”
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FAQs
Śrīkaṇṭha is primarily an epithet of Śiva (‘the auspicious-throated’). In Purāṇic geography, such epithets frequently denote a localized shrine/tīrtha as well; the verse explicitly situates ‘Śrīkaṇṭha’ on the Yamunā bank, indicating a Śiva-site associated with that name.
The Vāmana Purāṇa often frames events through sacred geography. Locating the action at the Yamunā-taṭa signals a tīrtha-context: the riverbank is a ritual threshold where worship, vows, and encounters with deities are narratively and theologically intensified.
It redirects the character toward a specific sacred locus where the next ritual or encounter will occur—here, a Śaiva destination (Śrīkaṇṭha) that anchors the subsequent action in a geographically identifiable holy setting.