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 ||
แล้วเหล่านรश्रेष्ठปาณฑพก็แลเห็นจากที่ไกล มวลขาวซีดอันส่องประกายชัด ประหนึ่งเขาพระเมรุ ดูราวกับแผ่กระจายไปทั่วทุกทิศ
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.