Shloka 55
Jabali Bound by the Monkey — Jabali Bound by the Monkey: Nandayanti’s Ordeal and the Yamuna–Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor
ततो ऽमन्यत सात्रर्षिर्नूनं तिष्ठति सत्तमः इत्येवं चिन्तयन्ती सा संप्रविष्टा महाश्रमम्
tato 'manyata sātrarṣirnūnaṃ tiṣṭhati sattamaḥ ityevaṃ cintayantī sā saṃpraviṣṭā mahāśramam
“Então ela pensou: ‘Certamente o mais excelente dos ṛṣi reside aqui.’ Pensando assim, entrou no grande āśrama.”
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FAQs
The verse does not name him; it signals an imminent identification in subsequent ślokas. In tīrtha-māhātmya narratives, such phrasing typically introduces a renowned ṛṣi (often the local āśrama’s founder) who becomes the agent of resolution through counsel, tapas, or a boon.
Āśramas are not merely residences; they are sacred micro-geographies—nodes of tapas and dharma embedded in the landscape. The act of entry marks a shift from worldly vulnerability to a protected, ritually potent space.
The sequence—lament → Yamunā snāna → discovery of āśrama—models how sacred geography mediates transformation: rivers purify, and nearby āśramas provide guidance and merit, culminating in the fulfillment of ṛṣi-vākya or divine rescue.