Shloka 18
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
सम्प्राप्तो हिमवत्पृष्ठं नातिश्रान्ततनुर्द्विज ।
विचचार ततस्तत्र तुहिनाचलभूतले ॥
samprāpto himavatpṛṣṭhaṃ nātiśrāntatanurdvija /
vicacāra tatastatra tuhinācalabhūtale
O Brahmane, nachdem er die rückwärtigen Höhen des Himavat erreicht hatte und sein Körper nicht übermäßig ermüdet war, wanderte er dort über den Boden des schneebedeckten Berges umher.
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FAQs
The verse sets a contemplative tone: the seeker moves through sacred geography with steadiness (not exhausted), suggesting disciplined travel and receptivity to dharmic learning through direct experience of tīrtha-like landscapes.
Primarily falls under Vaṃśānucarita/Carita-style narrative material (accounts of persons and their movements), not directly Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara/Vaṃśa in this local passage.
Himavat often functions as an inner symbol of steadiness and austerity; entering the ‘snow-mountain’ can suggest approaching the cool clarity of sattva where impressions (mala) begin to be washed away in later verses.