Shloka 9
नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation
शतयोजनवित्तारे तिर्यगूर्ध्व च भारत । उदीचीं दिशमास्थाय रुचिरे संददर्श ह
śatayojanavittāre tiryagūrdhva ca bhārata | udīcīṃ diśam āsthāya rucire saṃdadarśa ha ||
ビーシュマは言った。「おお、バーラタよ。北へ進むと、彼は壮麗な光景を見た。寄り添うように立つ二つの美しき天なる峰である。一つはヒマラヤの峰で、銀のごとく白く輝き、もう一つはメール（須弥）の峰で、黄金のごとく黄に耀いていた。いずれも幅百由旬に及び、高さもまた同じであった。かくして北方へ旅する途上、その魅惑の双峰が彼の眼前に現れた。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames sacred geography as a support for inner discipline: turning toward the northern quarter and beholding exalted peaks symbolizes ascent—steadiness, purity, and the mind’s movement toward higher dharma through contemplation of what is lofty and luminous.
Bhīṣma narrates that, while proceeding northward, the traveler beholds two adjacent divine mountain summits—Himālaya (silver-white) and Meru (golden-yellow)—each described as vast, measuring a hundred yojanas in breadth and height.