Jabali Bound by the Monkey Shloka 21 - Vamana Purana | Marathi | Vedapath

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Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा विपुलच्छायं विशश्राम वरानना उपविष्टा शिलवापट्टे ततो वाचं प्रशुश्रवे

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā vipulacchāyaṃ viśaśrāma varānanā upaviṣṭā śilavāpaṭṭe tato vācaṃ praśuśrave

Translation

त्याची विशाल छाया पाहून ती सुलोचना विश्रांतीला थांबली. दगडी पाटावर बसून तिने मग एक वाणी ऐकली।

Word by Word

तम्him

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

विपुलच्छायम्of broad shade

विशश्रामrested

वराननाthe fair-faced woman

उपविष्टाseated

शिलवापट्टेon a stone slab/bench

ततःthen/from there

वाचम्speech/voice

प्रशुश्रवेheard clearly

Speakers

Narrative voice; the woman becomes the listener to an unseen speaker.

Primary Deities

Ishvara (implied presiding presence)

Key Themes

Refuge at a sacred placeDarśana leading to śravaṇa (hearing divine instruction)Tīrtha topography (tree + stone platform)Transition from grief to revelation

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the significance of the “vast shade” (vipulacchāyā) in tīrtha narratives?

In Purāṇic geography, shade under a sacred tree is not incidental: it marks the site as protective and ritually hospitable, a natural ‘mandapa’ where encounters, vows, and revelations occur.

Why mention a stone slab (śilā-vāpaṭṭa)?

It anchors the scene in lived pilgrimage space—platforms, slabs, and seats are typical features at tīrthas. The text thereby signals that this is a recognized sacred station, not a random forest moment.

Is the “voice” necessarily divine?

The narrative cue “then she heard a voice” after taking refuge at the sacred locus strongly suggests a supra-human speaker (deity, attendant, or disembodied proclamation). The next verse’s content functions like an oracular reassurance.