Shloka 15
अश्वशिरो-आख्यानम्
Aśvaśiras / Hayaśiras Narrative: Retrieval of the Vedas
राजन्! नारदजी सम्पूर्ण लोकोंमें विचरते थे; अतः वे शीघ्रगामी मुनि बदरिकाश्रमके उस विशाल प्रदेशमें घूमते-घामते आ पहुँचे, जो महान् प्राणियोंसे युक्त था ।।
rājan! nāradaḥ sampūrṇeṣu lokeṣu vicarati sma; ataḥ sa śīghragāmī muniḥ badarikāśramasya tasmin viśāle pradeśe bhraman bhraman ājagāma, yo mahāprāṇibhir yuktaḥ. tayor āhvika-velāyāṃ tasya kautūhalaṃ tv abhūt. idaṃ tad āspadaṃ kṛtsnaṃ yasmin lokāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ.
毗湿摩说道：“王啊，那罗陀素来周游诸世界。因此，这位行速如风的牟尼一路游行，来到了跋陀梨迦修罗摩那广袤之境，那里住着伟大之众。正当傍晚仪轨之时，他心中生起好奇：‘这便是那完整的圣住处，诸世界皆依此而立。’”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights reverence for sacred places and disciplined ritual time: a great sage, even while roaming freely, arrives at a holy hermitage and, at the proper hour of worship, reflects with awe on the deeper foundation of the worlds—suggesting that dharma is supported by sacred order, right timing, and contemplative inquiry.
Bhishma narrates that Narada, who travels across all realms, comes to the vast region of Badarikashrama inhabited by exalted beings. During the evening-rite time, Narada becomes curious and recognizes the place as a profound ‘abode’ or support upon which the worlds are established.