Shloka 41
Jabali Bound by the Monkey — Jabali Bound by the Monkey: Nandayanti’s Ordeal and the Yamuna–Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor
साब्रवीदढ्जनो नाम सुह्यकेन्द्रः पिता मम नन्दयन्तीति मे नाम प्रम्लोचागर्भसंभवा
sābravīdaḍhjano nāma suhyakendraḥ pitā mama nandayantīti me nāma pramlocāgarbhasaṃbhavā
Dia berkata: “Ayahku bernama Aḍhjana, penguasa para Suhyaka. Namaku Nandayantī; aku lahir dari rahim Pramlocā.”
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FAQs
Suhyakas are a class of semi-divine beings often grouped with Yakṣas and connected to Kubera’s retinue and guardianship motifs. Calling her father ‘Suhyakendra’ signals high rank among these beings, lending status and plausibility to later royal association.
It anchors Nandayantī in the well-known Apsaras genealogy. In Purāṇic storytelling, such parentage often explains extraordinary beauty, charisma, or destiny—here preparing for a prophecy about becoming a queen.
Indirectly. While no place-name appears here, the Sarasvatī–tīrtha cycles frequently embed local tīrtha traditions within genealogies and prophecies, linking persons to pilgrimage landscapes in adjacent verses/episodes.