[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.4723 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4723 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4723 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4723](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4723) The reader might remember that Damayantī had written a poem on the wall of the temple at Śrīkaṇṭheśvara when she had gone there at the instruction of Jābāli who had been tied on to a branch of a tree. At noon on that day Ṛtadhvaja had gone to the temple at Śrīkaṇṭheśvara and happened to see the poem. Then only did he understand that his son Jābāli had been tied to a tree by a monkey. By then five hundred years had elapsed. Ṛtadhvaja was aware of the fact that the only person capable of liberating Jābāli, was Śakuni the son of Ikṣvāku. Ṛtadhvaja reached Ayodhyā instantly and told Ikṣvāku. "Oh, mighty King! hear me, please! A monkey has made my virtuous and learned son Jābāli, a captive and bound him on a tree, within the boundary of your kingdom. Nobody in the world except your son Śakuni will be capable of rescuing him." Śakuni accompanied Ṛtadhvaja to the forest. They saw the tall huge banyan tree with bulky roots hanging on all sides and on the top of the tree, on a lofty place, the son of Ṛtadhvaja entangled and entwined by creepers. Seeing the network of creepers around the body of the hermit's son, Śakuni began to send arrows one after another and cut off all the creeper's knots. Ṛtadhvaja climbed up the tree. Seeing his father, Jābāli bowed his head to his father. Ṛtadhvaja was not capable of extricating his son. The prince put down his bow and arrow and tried to untie the knots of the creepers that held his body to the branch. Though a sturdy man he could not do it. At last they cut the branch close to his body and got Jābāli down. A piece of the branch was stuck to his back. Thus with his son Jābāli bearing a piece of lumber on his back and Śakuni bearing bow and arrows, Ṛtadhvaja came to Kālindī. - [Previous: c9.4722](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4722) - [Next: c9.4724](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4724) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4723](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4723) · Pramāṇa