Sauti said: There is a very great mountain, called Meru of blazing and effulgent appearance. The rays of the sun are scattered away when they fall on its golden summit.
सौतिरुवाच ज्वलन्तमचलं मेलं तेजोराशिमनुत्तमम्। आक्षिपन्तं प्रभां भानो:स्वशृंगैःकाञ्चनोज्वलैः॥