Shloka 9
नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation
शतयोजनवित्तारे तिर्यगूर्ध्व च भारत । उदीचीं दिशमास्थाय रुचिरे संददर्श ह
śatayojanavittāre tiryagūrdhva ca bhārata | udīcīṃ diśam āsthāya rucire saṃdadarśa ha ||
毗湿摩说道：“噢，婆罗多！他北行之际，见到一幅瑰丽景象——两座秀美的天峰相依而立。一为喜马拉雅之峰，银辉般皎白；一为须弥之峰，金光般灿黄。各各横广百由旬，高亦如是。于是，当他趋向北方之域时，那迷人的双峰映入眼帘。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames sacred geography as a support for inner discipline: turning toward the northern quarter and beholding exalted peaks symbolizes ascent—steadiness, purity, and the mind’s movement toward higher dharma through contemplation of what is lofty and luminous.
Bhīṣma narrates that, while proceeding northward, the traveler beholds two adjacent divine mountain summits—Himālaya (silver-white) and Meru (golden-yellow)—each described as vast, measuring a hundred yojanas in breadth and height.