Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

ददर्श च महादेवं श्रीकण्ठं यमुनातटे तस्याविदूरे गहनमाश्रमं ऋषिवर्जितम्

Transliteration

dadarśa ca mahādevaṃ śrīkaṇṭhaṃ yamunātaṭe tasyāvidūre gahanamāśramaṃ ṛṣivarjitam

Translation

E ele viu Mahādeva, Śrīkaṇṭha, na margem do Yamunā; e não longe d’Ele havia um āśrama denso e recôndito, desprovido de ṛṣis.

Word by Word

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: महान् देवः; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (m. acc. sg.)

• श्रीकण्ठम्: Śrīkaṇṭha (the glorious/blue-throated one)
• श्रीकण्ठम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहि-प्राय: श्रीमान् कण्ठः यस्य; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (m. acc. sg.)

• यमुनातटे: on the bank of Yamunā
• यमुनातटे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना + तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: यमुनायाः तटे; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (m. loc. sg.)

• तस्य: of it/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (gen. sg.)

• अविदूरे: nearby
• अविदूरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविदूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (loc. sg.) ‘अविदूरे’ = ‘निकटे’

• गहनम्: dense/secluded
• गहनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (n. acc. sg.)

• आश्रमम्: hermitage
• आश्रमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (m. acc. sg.)

• ऋषिवर्जितम्: devoid of sages
• ऋषिवर्जितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋषि + वर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; वर्ज्-धातु + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (नञ्-रहितार्थ/उपपद): ऋषिभिः वर्जितम् ‘ऋषिरहितम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (n. acc. sg.)

Speakers

• Narrator voice within the Purāṇic frame (chapter narrative)

Primary Deities

• Shiva

Key Themes

• Sacred riverbank as epiphany-space
• Śaiva presence within a Vaiṣṇava-linked narrative arc
• Hermitage geography and its (temporary) abandonment

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why is Śiva encountered specifically on the Yamunā’s bank?

Riverbanks (taṭa) are classic Purāṇic liminal zones—sites of tapas, tīrtha-bathing, and divine appearances. The Yamunā, as a major north-Indian sacred river, anchors the episode in a recognizable pilgrimage geography.

What does ṛṣivarjita (“devoid of sages”) imply about the āśrama?

It suggests an āśrama-site that is physically present but presently unoccupied—either abandoned, ritually ‘silent,’ or awaiting re-consecration by an event (such as an installation, vow, or divine encounter) that restores its sanctity.

Does ‘Śrīkaṇṭha’ here necessarily mean Nīlakaṇṭha (blue-throated Śiva)?

Śrīkaṇṭha is a standard epithet meaning ‘auspicious/beautiful-necked.’ While it can resonate with the nīlakaṇṭha mythos, the verse itself does not explicitly narrate the poison episode; it primarily functions as a reverential name for Śiva.