Shloka 73
Jabali Bound by the Monkey — Jabali Bound by the Monkey: Nandayanti’s Ordeal and the Yamuna–Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor
आदरात् पितरं मूर्ध्ना ववन्दत विधानतः संपरिष्वज्य स मुनिर्मूर्ध्न्याघ्राय सुतं ततः
ādarāt pitaraṃ mūrdhnā vavandata vidhānataḥ saṃpariṣvajya sa munirmūrdhnyāghrāya sutaṃ tataḥ
അവൻ ആദരത്തോടെ വിധിപ്രകാരം തലകുനിച്ച് പിതാവിനെ വന്ദിച്ചു. തുടർന്ന് ആ മുനി പുത്രനെ ആലിംഗനം ചെയ്ത്, അവന്റെ ശിരസ്സിൽ ഘ്രാണം/ചുംബനം നൽകി സ്നേഹത്തോടെ സ്വീകരിച്ചു।
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FAQs
It signals that the salutation is not casual but performed according to dharmic decorum—proper bodily gesture and respectful protocol—highlighting filial duty as a form of dharma.
Āghrāṇa is a culturally attested gesture of affection and recognition, especially in parent–child reunions. In Purāṇic idiom it can also imply acceptance and blessing, akin to a benedictory touch.
No. It focuses on interpersonal ritual and affection; no river, lake, forest, or named tīrtha is mentioned here.