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Vamana Purana — Jabali on the Banyan Tree, Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

तां प्राह पुत्रि कस्यासि सुता सुरसुतोपमा किमर्थमागतासीह निर्मनुष्यमृगे वने

Transliteration

tāṃ prāha putri kasyāsi sutā surasutopamā kimarthamāgatāsīha nirmanuṣyamṛge vane

Translation

他对她说：“女儿啊，你是谁的女儿——竟如天神之女一般？你为何来到此处，进入这无人之林、满是野兽的森林？”

Word by Word

ताम्her

प्राहsaid

पुत्रिO daughter

कस्यof whom

असिare

सुताdaughter

सुरसुतोपमाlike a celestial maiden

किमर्थम्for what reason? why?

आगताcome

असिare

इहhere

निर्मनुष्यमृगेin (a place) devoid of men and full of beasts

वनेin the forest

Speakers

An unnamed ṛṣi (sage) addressing a young woman

Key Themes

Encounter narrative framingAscetic presence in wildernessInquiry into identity and purpose

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why does the sage emphasize that the forest is ‘nirmanuṣya’ (without people) and full of beasts?

The phrase heightens narrative tension and signals a liminal space typical of Purāṇic episodes: the wilderness is where transgressions, curses, and transformations occur, and where sages encounter extraordinary beings.

What does ‘surasutopamā’ imply about the girl’s status?

It is a conventional marker of extraordinary beauty and auspicious appearance, often foreshadowing a divine connection, a prior merit, or a plot involving curse/boon rather than an ordinary human backstory.

Is this verse already describing a specific pilgrimage site?

Not yet by name. Within Saromāhātmya-style narration, unnamed ‘forest’ settings often function as the narrative corridor leading into a named tīrtha or lake; the explicit geographical identifiers typically appear in surrounding verses.