Shloka 20
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
तत्रोत्तरां दिश॑ं गत्वा शैलराजस्य पार्श्चुत:
tatrottarāṃ diśaṃ gatvā śailarājasya pārśvataḥ
Pagkaraan, tumungo siya sa hilagang panig at naglakad sa gilid ng Hari ng mga Bundok—isang sinadyang paglalakbay na ginagabayan ng direksiyon at anyo ng lupain, gaya ng itinatakda sa mga salaysay na nakaugat sa dharma, kung saan ang tamang landas ay minamarkahan ng heograpiya at layunin.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights purposeful movement in accordance with direction and setting—an implicit dharmic motif in the Mahābhārata where right conduct is often framed as following an ordered path (diśā, mārga) toward a goal, not wandering aimlessly.
A figure (as narrated by Bhīṣma) travels northward and proceeds along the flank of a great mountain—setting up the next event by locating the action in a specific direction and near a prominent landmark.