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Vamana Purana — Jabali on the Banyan Tree, Shloka 2

Jabali Bound on the Banyan Tree and Nandayanti’s Appeal at Sri-Kantha on the Yamuna

Devanagari script

पुलास्त्य उवाच पातालस्थो ऽन्धको ब्रह्मन् बाध्यते मदनाग्निना संत्पतविग्रहः सर्वान् दानवानिदमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

pulāstya uvāca pātālastho 'ndhako brahman bādhyate madanāgninā saṃtpatavigrahaḥ sarvān dānavānidamabravīt

Translation

普拉斯提亚说道：“婆罗门啊，安陀迦居于帕塔拉时，被欲望之火所煎迫。其身因苦恼而焦灼，遂对一切达那婆说出如下言辞。”

Word by Word

पुलस्त्यःPulastya

उवाचsaid

पातालस्थःdwelling in Pātāla

अन्धकःAndhaka

ब्रह्मन्O Brahman (sage)

बाध्यतेis afflicted/tormented

मदनाग्निनाby the fire of love (Kāma)

संतप्तविग्रहःwith a scorched body

सर्वान्all

दानवान्the Dānavas (demons)

इदम्this

अब्रवीत्said/spoke

Speakers

Pulastya to Nārada (answering the query)

Primary Deities

(Implicit) Kāma/Madana as the principle of desire

Key Themes

Kāma (desire) as a binding forceAsuric motivation leading to conflictCosmic geography: netherworld setting

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "karuna", "secondaryRasa": "bibhatsa", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What does ‘madanāgni’ signify in Purāṇic narrative psychology?

It is a conventional metaphor for overpowering desire that burns the mind and body, driving characters—especially Asuras in this cycle—toward transgressive aims that precipitate divine intervention.

Why emphasize that Andhaka is in Pātāla?

Pātāla situates Andhaka among Dānava networks and underscores the multi-realm cosmography typical of the Vāmana Purāṇa. It also frames his plotting as arising from the underworld polity.

Does this verse already indicate whom Andhaka desires?

Not explicitly here. It only states the condition (tormented by desire) and that he addresses the Dānavas; subsequent verses typically specify the object and the plan that follows.