Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

तस्यास्मि जपमानस्य महायोगं महात्मनः जातो ऽलिवृन्दसंयुक्तः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः

Transliteration

tasyāsmi japamānasya mahāyogaṃ mahātmanaḥ jāto 'livṛndasaṃyuktaḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ

Translation

“เมื่อมหาตมะนั้นกำลังสวดญปะมหาโยคะ ข้าก็บังเกิด—พร้อมด้วยฝูงผึ้ง—และได้เป็นผู้เชี่ยวชาญในศาสตราทั้งปวง”

Speakers

• Same speaker continuing autobiographical account to the woman; describing origin/manifestation linked to Ṛtadhvaja’s practice.

Primary Deities

• Shiva (contextual, via Maheśvara-sthāna)
• Vishnu (not explicit in this verse)

Key Themes

• Tapas and japa as generative power
• Miraculous birth/manifestation motifs
• Śāstra-jñāna (comprehensive learning)
• Yogic attainment (mahāyoga)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What might “mahāyoga” mean here—philosophical Yoga or a specific mantra-practice?

In Purāṇic usage, mahāyoga can denote a supreme yogic discipline, often tied to mantra-japa and intense tapas rather than a technical system alone. The collocation with “japamānasya” strongly suggests a mantra-centered yogic observance.

Why mention a ‘swarm of bees’ (ali-vṛnda) at birth?

Bees can function as a poetic sign of fragrance, sanctity, and attraction to spiritual ‘nectar’ (rasa). In place-myths, such motifs also mark a wonder (adbhuta) that helps identify or memorialize a site/event for pilgrims.

How should “sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ” be understood—literal omniscience?

It is a conventional encomium indicating exceptional mastery of authoritative teachings (śāstra). In narrative terms it legitimizes the speaker as a reliable knower of dharma and sacred lore within the tirtha account.