Shloka 74
Jabali Bound by the Monkey — Jabali Bound by the Monkey: Nandayanti’s Ordeal and the Yamuna–Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor
उन्मोचयितुमारब्धो न शशाक सुसंयतम् ततस्तूर्णं धनुर्न्यस्य बाणांश्च शकुनिर्बली
unmocayitumārabdho na śaśāka susaṃyatam tatastūrṇaṃ dhanurnyasya bāṇāṃśca śakunirbalī
(Śakuni) mula berusaha melepaskan, namun tidak mampu melonggarkan ikatan yang terlalu ketat. Oleh itu Śakuni yang perkasa segera meletakkan busur dan anak-anak panahnya.
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FAQs
It marks a narrative pivot: the problem cannot be solved by martial means, so the character abandons weapons and attempts a direct physical/ascetic remedy (seen in the next verse). In Purāṇic storytelling this often signals that the situation is bound by a stronger constraint—vow, curse, or divine/ṛṣi-made binding—rather than ordinary force.
The compound indicates a binding that is not merely tight but properly secured—suggesting intentional restraint (e.g., a knot, snare, or ritual binding). This prepares the reader for repeated failed attempts and the need for higher assistance.
Not directly. The Vāmana Purāṇa frequently embeds such episodes inside a larger tīrtha-māhātmya frame, but this particular śloka contains no explicit geographic toponyms.