Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

ततस्तीर्त्वाथ वेगेन स कपिः पर्वतं प्रति गन्तुकामो महातेजा यत्र न्यस्ता सुलोचना

Transliteration

tatastīrtvātha vegena sa kapiḥ parvataṃ prati gantukāmo mahātejā yatra nyastā sulocanā

Translation

Então, depois de atravessar, aquele macaco—impelido pela rapidez—quis dirigir-se à montanha, ele de grande vigor, ao lugar onde Sulocanā fora depositada.

Speakers

• Narrator voice (continuing the account)

Key Themes

• Tīrtha as ‘crossing’ (literal and sacral)
• Landscape orientation (river → ford → mountain)
• Etiological narrative setup for a named spot/person

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "karuna", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

Does tīrtvā mean a pilgrimage tīrtha here or simply ‘crossing’ a river?

Primarily it is the verbal sense “having crossed.” In Purāṇic geography, this literal crossing often overlaps with tīrtha-meaning (a ford/sacred crossing), but the verse itself does not name the ford; the sacral identification typically appears in adjacent verses.

Who is Sulocanā, and why is she important?

Sulocanā is a named female figure (“beautiful-eyed”). The phrase ‘yatra nyastā sulocanā’ marks a specific locus tied to her placement—often the seed for a site’s sanctity or a later explanation of a shrine/pond/stone associated with her.

What geographical sequence is being constructed across these verses?

The narrative moves from an underworld abode (Pātāla) to a river (Kāliṇdī/Yamunā), then to a named region (Śivīti), and onward via a crossing (tīrtvā) toward a mountain where Sulocanā lies—typical of the Vāmana Purāṇa’s method of mapping sanctified terrain through story.