Vamana Purana — Jabali Bound by the Monkey, Shloka 14

Jabali Bound by the Monkey: Nandayanti’s Ordeal and the Yamuna–Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor

Devanagari script

अथापश्यत् समायान्तमञ्जनं गुह्यकोत्तमम् नन्दयन्त्या समं पुत्र्या गत्वा जिगमिषुः कपिः

Transliteration

athāpaśyat samāyāntamañjanaṃ guhyakottamam nandayantyā samaṃ putryā gatvā jigamiṣuḥ kapiḥ

Translation

于是，那欲前往的猴子看见安阇那（Anjanā）走近——她为夜叉隐众古希亚迦（Guhyaka）中最卓越者——并与难陀耶恩提（Nandayantī）及其女儿同行。

Speakers

• Narrator voice (Purāṇic narration) describing events; no direct speech in this verse.

Primary Deities

• Kubera (implied via Guhyakas)

Key Themes

• Tirtha Mahima
• Encounter with semi-divine beings (Guhyakas)
• Pilgrimage/approach to a sacred place

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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