Shloka 74
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
कपिलस्य च केदारं समासाद्य सुदुर्लभम् । अन्तर्धानमवाप्रोति तपसा दग्धकिल्बिष:
kapilasya ca kedāraṃ samāsādya sudurlabham | antardhānam avāpnoti tapasā dagdhakilbiṣaḥ ||
कपिल के अत्यन्त दुर्लभ केदार-तीर्थ को प्राप्त करके, तपस्या से जिनके पाप दग्ध हो चुके हों, वह पुरुष अन्तर्धान-शक्ति को प्राप्त होता है।
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Austerity (tapas) purifies sin (kilbiṣa), and spiritual attainments (such as antardhāna, becoming hidden) arise from that inner purification; sacred places are portrayed as powerful, but their fruits are linked to ethical and ascetic readiness.
The speaker describes the extraordinary result associated with reaching Kapila’s rare sacred kedāra: one who has burned away sins through tapas gains the capacity for disappearance/invisibility, illustrating the potency of the tīrtha and the transformative role of ascetic discipline.