Shloka 14
अश्वशिरो-आख्यानम्
Aśvaśiras / Hayaśiras Narrative: Retrieval of the Vedas
नारद: सुमहद्धूतं सर्वलोकानचीचरत् । त॑ देशमगमद् राजन् बदर्याश्रममाशुग:
nāradaḥ sumahaddhūtaṃ sarvalokān acīcarat | taṃ deśam agamad rājan badaryāśramam āśugaḥ ||
Bhīṣma said: Nārada, a most eminent messenger, moved through all the worlds. Then, O King, he swiftly went to that place—the hermitage of Badarī—showing the urgency and authority with which divine counsel is sought and delivered.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the authority and urgency of dharmic instruction: a sage-messenger like Nārada traverses all realms and hastens to a sacred hermitage, implying that true guidance is sought from sanctified sources and delivered with purposeful speed.
Bhīṣma narrates that Nārada, acting as a great envoy, travels through the worlds and then quickly proceeds to Badaryāśrama, setting the scene for receiving or conveying important spiritual counsel connected with that holy place.