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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

അവിടെ എത്തി അവൾ ദേവേശനായ ത്രിലോചനനെ പൂജിച്ചു; ശുചിത്വത്തിൽ പരായണയായി അവിടെ തന്നെ താമസിച്ചു; ഫലവും മൂലവും ആഹരിച്ചാണ് ജീവിച്ചത്.

Word by Word

संप्राप्यhaving reached

तत्रthere

देवेशम्the Lord of gods

पूजयन्तीworshipping

त्रिलोचनम्the three-eyed one (Śiva)

समध्यास्तेshe sat/abode (in meditation)

शुचिपराintent on purity / very pure

फलमूलाशनाone who eats fruits and roots

अभवत्became

Speakers

Narrator describing Citrāṅgadā’s conduct at the tīrtha.

Primary Deities

Shiva

Key Themes

Shaiva devotion at a tirthaTapas (austerity) through simple dietRitual purity (śauca)Tirtha-sevā (service/worship at pilgrimage site)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

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.