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Shloka 43

Jabali Bound by the Monkey — Jabali Bound by the Monkey: Nandayanti’s Ordeal and the Yamuna–Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor

Devanagari script

तद्वाक्यसमकालं च व्यनदद् देवदुन्दुभिः शिवा चाशिवनिर्घोषा ततो भूयो ऽब्रवीनमुनिः

Transliteration

tadvākyasamakālaṃ ca vyanadad devadundubhiḥ śivā cāśivanirghoṣā tato bhūyo 'bravīnamuniḥ

Translation

ആ വാക്കുകൾ ഉച്ചരിച്ച അതേ നിമിഷം ദേവദുന്ദുഭികൾ മുഴങ്ങി; ശുഭധ്വനികളും അശുഭനിർഘോഷങ്ങളും ഉയർന്നു. തുടർന്ന് മുനി വീണ്ടും പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

तत्of that

वाक्यसमकालम्simultaneously with that statement

चand

व्यनदत्resounded

देवदुन्दुभिःthe divine drum

शिवाauspicious (sound) / Śivā

चand

अशिवनिर्घोषाan inauspicious roar

ततःthen / thereafter

भूयःagain

अब्रवीत्said

अमुनिःthat sage

Speakers

Narrator describing omens; ‘the sage’ (muni) resumes speech after the omens.

Primary Deities

Devas (collectively, implied by ‘deva-dundubhi’)

Key Themes

Omens and portentsDivine confirmation of speechAuspicious vs inauspicious signs

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "bhayanaka", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

Why do ‘divine drums’ appear in such narratives?

Deva-dundubhi is a conventional Purāṇic marker of cosmic endorsement—used when a truth is proclaimed, a destiny is fixed, or a dharmic event is confirmed by the gods.

How can both auspicious and inauspicious sounds occur together?

Purāṇic omen-lists often present mixed portents to indicate the gravity and complexity of the forthcoming event: a destined rise (auspicious) may simultaneously entail conflict, separation, or karmic consequence (inauspicious).

Does ‘śivā’ here mean Śiva (the deity)?

In this construction, śivā is best read adjectivally as ‘auspicious (sounds/omens)’, contrasted with aśiva (‘inauspicious’). It is not a direct reference to Śiva as a personal deity unless the surrounding passage explicitly frames it as such.