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Vamana Purana — Jabali on the Banyan Tree, Shloka 72

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

Devanagari script

इत्येवमुक्ता मुनिना बाला चित्राङ्गदा तदा सप्तगोदावरं तीर्थमगमत् त्वरिता ततः

Transliteration

ityevamuktā muninā bālā citrāṅgadā tadā saptagodāvaraṃ tīrthamagamat tvaritā tataḥ

Translation

ເມື່ອໄດ້ຮັບຄໍາຊີ້ນໍາຈາກມຸນີແລ້ວ ນາງສາວຫນຸ່ມ ຈິຕຣາງກະດາ ໄດ້ຮີບຮ້ອນອອກຈາກທີ່ນັ້ນ ໄປຫາທີຣຖະອັນສັກສິດ ຊື່ ສັບຕະ-ໂກດາວະຣາ (Sapta-Godāvara)។

Word by Word

इतिthus

एवम्in this manner

उक्ता(she) having been addressed / spoken to

मुनिनाby the sage

बालाthe girl

चित्राङ्गदाCitrāṅgadā (name)

तदाthen

सप्तगोदावरम्the Saptagodāvara (place/region)

तीर्थम्sacred ford/pilgrimage place

अगमत्went

त्वरिताhurried

ततःthereafter / from there

Speakers

Narrator (Purāṇic voice) continuing the account; the prior instruction is by a muni to Citrāṅgadā.

Primary Deities

VishnuShiva

Key Themes

Tirtha Yatra (pilgrimage)Obedience to sage’s instructionPurificatory power of sacred geography

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is meant by “Sapta-Godāvara” in this context?

It denotes a specific tīrtha whose name evokes “seven Godāvarīs,” typically understood as a sanctified complex of river-branches, confluences, or a cluster of seven sacred bathing points associated with the Godāvarī tradition.

Why does the narrative emphasize that Citrāṅgadā goes ‘hurriedly’?

Speed underscores urgency and faith: in tīrtha-māhātmya passages, promptness often signals the pilgrim’s resolve and the time-sensitive nature of vows, expiations, or desired boons.

How does this verse fit the Vāmana Purāṇa’s geographical character?

By naming a precise tīrtha (Sapta-Godāvara), the text anchors the story in mapped sacred space, using narrative movement to catalogue and sacralize locations.