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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

ജ്ഞാനസമ്പന്നനായ ആ ഋഷി, ശ്രീകണ്ഠന്റെ ആലയത്തിൽ, അവൾക്കു പ്രിയമായ ആഗ്രഹം നിറവേറണമെന്ന അഭിലാഷത്തോടെ മഹാഖ്യാനസ്വരൂപമായ ഒരു ശ്ലോകം എഴുതിയെടുത്തു.

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.