Shloka 12
Uttarā-diśā Māhātmya — Suparṇa’s Praise of the Northern Quarter
Suparṇa–Gālava Saṃvāda
सुवर्णशिरसो<प्यत्र हरिरोम्ण: प्रगायत: । अदृश्यस्याप्रमेयस्य श्रूयते विपुलो ध्वनि:,इसी दिशामें पिंगलवर्णके केशोंसे सुशोभित, अप्रमेय प्रभावशाली एवं अदृश्यमूर्ति मुनिवर सुवर्णशिरा सामगान करते हैं। उनके उस गीतकी विपुल ध्वनि स्पष्ट सुनायी देती है
suvarṇaśiraso 'py atra harirómṇaḥ pragāyataḥ | adṛśyasyāprameyasya śrūyate vipulo dhvaniḥ ||
ಇಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಪಿಂಗಲ-ಸುವರ್ಣ ವರ್ಣದ ಕೂದಲಿನಿಂದ ಶೋಭಿಸುವ ಮುನಿವರ ಸುವರ್ಣಶಿರನು ಸಾಮಗಾನ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಅವನು ಅದೃಶ್ಯನೂ ಅಪ್ರಮೇಯನೂ ಆದರೂ, ಅವನ ಗಾನದ ವಿಶಾಲ ಧ್ವನಿ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಕೇಳುತ್ತದೆ.
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that spiritual reality may be apprehended through sacred sound and disciplined practice rather than through ordinary sight; the sage’s invisibility contrasts with the unmistakable, expansive resonance of Vedic chant.
Yuparṇa reports that in this region the sage Suvarṇaśiras is chanting Sāman hymns; although the sage cannot be seen and is described as beyond measure, the powerful sound of his singing is distinctly heard.