Shloka 13
Gandhamādana-praveśa and the Sudden Storm (गन्धमादनप्रवेशः — चण्डवातवर्षवर्णनम्)
ततो दूरात् प्रकाशन्तं पाण्डुरं मेरुसंनिभम् | ददृशुस्ते नरश्रेष्ठा विकीर्ण सर्वतोदिशम्,तदनन्तर उन नरश्रेष्ठ पाण्डवोंने एक श्वेत पर्वत-सा देखा जो मेरुगिरिके समान दूरसे ही प्रकाशित हो रहा था। वह सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंमें बिखरा जान पड़ता था
tato dūrāt prakāśantaṃ pāṇḍuraṃ merusaṃnibham | dadṛśus te naraśreṣṭhā vikīrṇaṃ sarvato diśam ||
त्यानंतर त्या नरश्रेष्ठ पांडवांनी दूरवरूनच प्रकाशमान, मेरुसमान पांढऱ्या पर्वतासारखे एक दृश्य पाहिले; ते जणू सर्व दिशांना पसरलेले भासत होते।
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the encounter with a vast, radiant natural form can reorient the mind toward humility, steadiness, and dharmic endurance—suggesting that the path of the righteous includes attentiveness to signs that inspire perseverance and reverence.
From a distance, the heroic men (understood as the Pāṇḍavas in context) see something like a pale-white mountain, shining and comparable to Mount Meru, appearing spread across all directions—marking a significant landmark in their movement through the wilderness.