Vamana Purana — Jabali on the Banyan Tree, Shloka 26

Jabali Bound on the Banyan Tree and Nandayanti’s Appeal at Sri-Kantha on the Yamuna

Devanagari script

तामाश्रमे शुक्रसुतां द्रष्टुमिक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः प्रविवेश महाबाहुर्ददर्शारजसं ततः

Transliteration

tāmāśrame śukrasutāṃ draṣṭumikṣvākunandanaḥ praviveśa mahābāhurdadarśārajasaṃ tataḥ

Translation

ଆଶ୍ରମରେ ଥିବା ଶୁକ୍ରଙ୍କ କନ୍ୟାକୁ ଦେଖିବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରି ଇକ୍ଷ୍ୱାକୁବଂଶୀ ମହାବାହୁ ପ୍ରବେଶ କଲେ, ଏବଂ ସେଠାରେ ଅରଜାକୁ ଦେଖିଲେ।

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आश्रमे: in the hermitage
• आश्रमे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• शुक्रसुताम्: Śukra's daughter
• शुक्रसुताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukra (प्रातिपदिक) + sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शुक्रस्य सुता)

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + tumun (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), प्रयोजनार्थ (purpose)

• इक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः: descendant/son of Ikṣvāku
• इक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ikṣvāku (प्रातिपदिक) + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (इक्ष्वाकोः नन्दनः)

• प्रविवेश: entered
• प्रविवेश: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-viś (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: प्र-

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (महौ बाहू यस्य सः) विशेषण (इक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः)

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अरजसम्: free from passion/dust (pure)
• अरजसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arajas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (ताम्/शुक्रसुताम्)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then)

Speakers

• Narrative voice describing the king’s action; the king is identified as an Ikṣvāku descendant.

Primary Deities

• Śukra (Bhārgava)

Key Themes

• Royal approach to ascetic space (kṣatra entering āśrama)
• Encounter motif (darśana of a sacred person)
• Dynastic identity (Ikṣvāku lineage)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What does identifying the king as “Ikṣvāku-nandana” contribute?

It situates the inquirer within the Solar dynasty (Sūryavaṃśa), a lineage associated with royal dharma and epic kingship. This identification frames the encounter as a meeting between kṣatra authority and Bhārgava ritual authority.

Is this ‘darśana’ merely social, or does it carry religious weight?

In Purāṇic idiom, ‘to see’ (draṣṭum/dadarśa) often implies a meaningful audience—an encounter that can transmit instruction, merit, or narrative turning-points. The verse prepares for whatever counsel or event follows from meeting Arājā in the guru’s space.

What geographical data can be extracted here for Vāmana Purāṇa mapping?

Only the generic āśrama-space is extractable: Śukra’s/Bhārgava hermitage as a narrative node. No hydronyms (rivers), toponyms (regions), or named tīrthas are provided in these three verses, so precise cartographic anchoring requires adjacent verses.