Shloka 42
Jabali Bound by the Monkey — Jabali Bound by the Monkey: Nandayanti’s Ordeal and the Yamuna–Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor
तत्र मे जातके प्रोक्तमृषिणा मुद्गलेन हि इयं नरेन्द्रमहिषी भविष्यति न संशयः
tatra me jātake proktamṛṣiṇā mudgalena hi iyaṃ narendramahiṣī bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
ในคราวกำเนิดของข้าพเจ้า ฤๅษีมุทคละได้ประกาศแน่นอนว่า “เด็กหญิงผู้นี้จักเป็นมเหสีเอกของพระราชา ไม่มีข้อสงสัย”
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FAQs
Mudgala is a recognized ṛṣi name across Itihāsa–Purāṇa literature, often associated with ascetic authority and truthful speech. Here his role is to authenticate destiny through a ‘jātaka’ (birth-occasion pronouncement).
Mahiṣī is not merely ‘wife’ but the principal queen—preeminent among consorts—implying political and ritual centrality (e.g., participation in royal sacrifices and dynastic succession narratives).
Prophecy often motivates movement—marriage alliances, journeys, or encounters—through which tīrthas are visited and praised. Even when a verse lacks place-names, it can be a narrative hinge leading into geographically anchored episodes.