Vamana Purana — Jabali on the Banyan Tree, Shloka 73

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

Devanagari script

संप्राप्य तत्र देवेशं पूजयन्ती त्रिलोचनम् समध्यास्ते शुचिपरा फलमूलाशनाभवत्

Transliteration

saṃprāpya tatra deveśaṃ pūjayantī trilocanam samadhyāste śuciparā phalamūlāśanābhavat

Translation

ເມື່ອໄປຮອດທີ່ນັ້ນ ນາງໄດ້ນະມັດສະການບູຊາ ພຣະເຈົ້າແຫ່ງເທວະທັງປວງ—ຕຣິໂລຈະນະ (ຜູ້ມີຕາສາມ) ແລະພັກຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນ ດ້ວຍຄວາມມຸ່ງໝັ້ນໃນຄວາມບໍລິສຸດ ດໍາລົງຊີວິດດ້ວຍຜົນໄມ້ແລະຮາກໄມ້।

Word by Word

• संप्राप्य: having reached
• संप्राप्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√prāp (धातु) + ल्यप् (ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having reached)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• देवेशम्: the Lord of gods
• देवेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (देव + ईश)

• पूजयन्ती: worshipping
• पूजयन्ती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु) + शतृ (शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि

• त्रिलोचनम्: the three-eyed one (Śiva)
• त्रिलोचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trilocana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (त्रीणि लोचनानि यस्य)

• समध्यास्ते: she sat/abode (in meditation)
• समध्यास्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-adhi-√ās (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• शुचिपरा: intent on purity / very pure
• शुचिपरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci-parā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (शुचि + परा = शुचौ परा)

• फलमूलाशना: one who eats fruits and roots
• फलमूलाशना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala-mūla-aśanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः द्वन्द्वः (फल + मूल) + तद्धित/प्रातिपदिक (अशन)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrator describing Citrāṅgadā’s conduct at the tīrtha.

Primary Deities

• Shiva

Key Themes

• Shaiva devotion at a tirtha
• Tapas (austerity) through simple diet
• Ritual purity (śauca)
• Tirtha-sevā (service/worship at pilgrimage site)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Who is ‘Trilocana’ and why is this epithet significant at a tīrtha?

Trilocana is Śiva, ‘the Three-Eyed,’ whose third eye signifies transcendent knowledge and the power to burn impurities. In tīrtha contexts, this aligns with purification and the removal of sin or obstacles.

What is the religious meaning of living on fruits and roots?

Phala-mūla diet is a classical marker of tapas: it reduces indulgence, supports ritual focus, and is often prescribed during vows (vrata) or pilgrimage observances.

Does ‘deveśa’ here refer to Śiva specifically or a general ‘lord’?

The apposition with ‘Trilocana’ makes it specific: the ‘Lord of the gods’ being worshipped is Śiva in this passage.