Shloka 12
Uttarā-diśā Māhātmya — Suparṇa’s Praise of the Northern Quarter
Suparṇa–Gālava Saṃvāda
सुवर्णशिरसो<प्यत्र हरिरोम्ण: प्रगायत: । अदृश्यस्याप्रमेयस्य श्रूयते विपुलो ध्वनि:
suvarṇaśiraso 'py atra harirómṇaḥ pragāyataḥ | adṛśyasyāprameyasya śrūyate vipulo dhvaniḥ ||
在此处，苏伐那希罗（Suvarṇaśiras）亦在吟诵《娑曼》圣歌；他发色金褐。虽不可见、不可量，其歌声的宏大回响却清晰可闻。
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that spiritual reality may be apprehended through sacred sound and disciplined practice rather than through ordinary sight; the sage’s invisibility contrasts with the unmistakable, expansive resonance of Vedic chant.
Yuparṇa reports that in this region the sage Suvarṇaśiras is chanting Sāman hymns; although the sage cannot be seen and is described as beyond measure, the powerful sound of his singing is distinctly heard.