Shloka 9
Gandhamādana-nivāsaḥ — Draupadyāḥ prārthanā, Bhīmasenārohaṇaṃ, Maṇimāna-yuddham
Chapter 157: Draupadi’s request, Bhima’s ascent, and the combat with Maniman
गड्जाद्वारमतिक्रम्प बहव: पर्वता: शुभा: | हिमवान् पर्वतश्नैव नानाद्विजगणायुत:,“गंगाद्वार (हरिद्वार)-को लाँचकर बहुत-से मंगलमय पर्वत देखे तथा बहुसंख्यक ब्राह्मणोंसे युक्त हिमालय पर्वतका भी दर्शन किया
gaṅgādvāram atikramya bahavaḥ parvatāḥ śubhāḥ | himavān parvataś caiva nānā-dvija-gaṇāyutaḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。ガンガードヴァーラ（ハリドワール）を越えると、彼らは吉祥なる山々を数多く目にし、さらに多くの「二度生まれ」（ドヴィジャ）たる婆羅門の群れで満ちたヒマヴァーン（ヒマラヤ）をも拝した。そこは巡礼と学問と規律ある生活が交わる聖域であることを思わせた。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic value of tīrtha-regions: sacred landscapes like Gaṅgādvāra and Himavān are portrayed as naturally ‘auspicious’ and as gathering places for learned, disciplined communities (dvijas), suggesting that environment, pilgrimage, and association with the virtuous support ethical and spiritual refinement.
The travelers move past Gaṅgādvāra (Haridvāra) and enter the Himalayan region, where they see many auspicious mountains and the Himalaya itself, described as populated by large groups of Brahmins—setting the scene for a sacred, ascetic, and pilgrimage-oriented phase of the journey.