Shloka 38
Jabali Bound by the Monkey — Jabali Bound by the Monkey: Nandayanti’s Ordeal and the Yamuna–Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor
अभेद्यो ऽयमनाक्रम्य उपरिष्टात् तथाप्यधः दिशां मुकेषु सर्वेषु कृतं यन्त्रं लतामयम्
abhedyo 'yamanākramya upariṣṭāt tathāpyadhaḥ diśāṃ mukeṣu sarveṣu kṛtaṃ yantraṃ latāmayam
“Este lugar é inexpugnável—não se pode forçar a entrada, nem por cima nem por baixo. Nas ‘faces’ (acessos) de todas as direções foi instalado um dispositivo protetor (yantra) feito de cipós.”
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FAQs
In Purāṇic tīrtha-topography, a yantra can denote a ritually empowered protective arrangement. ‘Latāmayam’ suggests the protection manifests as a living vegetal barrier—creepers forming a maze-like or binding enclosure—signaling that the site is guarded by dharma/tejas rather than ordinary fortification.
The phrase underscores total inviolability: the sanctified region cannot be breached by ordinary routes (ground approaches) or extraordinary ones (aerial/subterranean). Such totalizing language is typical when a place is marked as divinely sealed or reserved for a specific vow, deity, or destined encounter.
Not by itself. It functions as a descriptive marker within a larger episode; identification of the exact tīrtha/forest requires adjacent verses that usually supply the proper name (river, lake, āśrama, or kṣetra).