Shloka 13
अश्वशिरो-आख्यानम्
Aśvaśiras / Hayaśiras Narrative: Retrieval of the Vedas
नूनं तयोरनुमते हृदि हच्छयचोदित: । महामेरोगिरि: शुड्भात् प्रच्युतो गन्धमादनम्
nūnaṁ tayor anumate hṛdi hṛcchayacoditaḥ | mahāmerogiriḥ śṛṅgāt pracyuto gandhamādanaṁ ||
Bhīṣma said: “Surely, with the consent of those two, and urged within his heart by the Inner Ruler, the divine seer Nārada descended from the summit of the great Mount Meru and came down to Mount Gandhamādana.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that significant actions—especially those of a sage—are aligned with rightful consent (“anumati”) and guided by inner divine prompting (the Antaryāmin), suggesting an ethical model where intention, permission, and higher guidance converge.
Bhīṣma narrates that Nārada, moved by an inner impulse and acting with the approval of “those two,” descends from the summit of Mount Meru to Mount Gandhamādana, indicating a purposeful transition to deliver counsel or advance the unfolding discourse.