Shloka 75
Jabali Bound by the Monkey — Jabali Bound by the Monkey: Nandayanti’s Ordeal and the Yamuna–Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor
आरुरोह वटं तूर्णं जटा मोचयितुं तदा न च शक्नोति संच्छन्नं दृढं कपिवरेम हि
āruroha vaṭaṃ tūrṇaṃ jaṭā mocayituṃ tadā na ca śaknoti saṃcchannaṃ dṛḍhaṃ kapivarema hi
तेव्हा जटा सोडविण्यास तो त्वरित वडाच्या झाडावर चढला. पण त्या दाट गुंतलेल्या व घट्ट बांधलेल्या असल्याने तो सोडवू शकला नाही—जणू कपिवराच्या जटा।
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FAQs
Yes. In Purāṇic and tīrtha contexts, the vaṭa is a classic sacred tree associated with longevity, vows, and ascetic presence. Even when not named as a specific tīrtha, its mention evokes a sanctified setting and a place suitable for austerity or extraordinary events.
Jaṭā are the matted locks typical of ascetics and certain divine/heroic figures. In narrative episodes, they can function as a sign of tapas (austerity), a locus of power, or—when bound/entangled—a symbol of constraint that ordinary strength cannot undo.
The phrase commonly recalls Hanumān or a monkey-chief archetype. Here it works as an intensifier: the entanglement is so dense and tough that it resembles (or is as unyielding as) what one would associate with the strongest monkey-hero imagery.