Vamana Purana — Jabali on the Banyan Tree, Shloka 33
Jabali Bound on the Banyan Tree and Nandayanti’s Appeal at Sri-Kantha on the Yamuna
सो ऽब्रोवीद् भीरु मां शुक्रः कालेन परिधक्ष्यति कामाग्निर्निर्दहति मामद्यैव तनुमध्यमे
so 'brovīd bhīru māṃ śukraḥ kālena paridhakṣyati kāmāgnirnirdahati māmadyaiva tanumadhyame
Chàng nói: “Hỡi người nhút nhát, Śukra rồi sẽ đến lúc thiêu đốt ta khắp bốn bề; ngọn lửa dục vọng đang thiêu rụi ta—ngay hôm nay—ở giữa thân thể ta.”
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FAQs
In Purāṇic idiom, ‘burning’ often denotes punitive power—especially a guru’s curse, ascetic heat (tapas), or the consuming effect of time (kāla). Here it signals fear of Śukra’s retribution/discipline rather than a physical conflagration.
Kāmāgni is a conventional metaphor for erotic passion experienced as heat that overwhelms restraint. In courtly or domestic episodes, it marks urgency and loss of composure, motivating immediate action.
Not directly. This śloka is narrative and psychological; it contains no toponyms or tīrtha references, unlike the Purāṇa’s many māhātmya sections.