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Vamana Purana — Jabali on the Banyan Tree, Shloka 72

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

Devanagari script

इत्येवमुक्ता मुनिना बाला चित्राङ्गदा तदा सप्तगोदावरं तीर्थमगमत् त्वरिता ततः

Transliteration

ityevamuktā muninā bālā citrāṅgadā tadā saptagodāvaraṃ tīrthamagamat tvaritā tataḥ

Translation

在牟尼如此教诲之后，少女吉特兰伽达便匆匆离开那里，前往名为“七·戈达瓦拉”（Sapta-Godāvara）的神圣渡口（tīrtha）。

Word by Word

इतिthus

एवम्in this manner

उक्ता(she) having been addressed / spoken to

मुनिनाby the sage

बालाthe girl

चित्राङ्गदाCitrāṅgadā (name)

तदाthen

सप्तगोदावरम्the Saptagodāvara (place/region)

तीर्थम्sacred ford/pilgrimage place

अगमत्went

त्वरिताhurried

ततःthereafter / from there

Speakers

Narrator (Purāṇic voice) continuing the account; the prior instruction is by a muni to Citrāṅgadā.

Primary Deities

VishnuShiva

Key Themes

Tirtha Yatra (pilgrimage)Obedience to sage’s instructionPurificatory power of sacred geography

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is meant by “Sapta-Godāvara” in this context?

It denotes a specific tīrtha whose name evokes “seven Godāvarīs,” typically understood as a sanctified complex of river-branches, confluences, or a cluster of seven sacred bathing points associated with the Godāvarī tradition.

Why does the narrative emphasize that Citrāṅgadā goes ‘hurriedly’?

Speed underscores urgency and faith: in tīrtha-māhātmya passages, promptness often signals the pilgrim’s resolve and the time-sensitive nature of vows, expiations, or desired boons.

How does this verse fit the Vāmana Purāṇa’s geographical character?

By naming a precise tīrtha (Sapta-Godāvara), the text anchors the story in mapped sacred space, using narrative movement to catalogue and sacralize locations.