Shloka 24
Adhyāya 160: Dikpāla-Cosmography and the Sun’s Kālacakra (दिक्पाल-विश्ववर्णनम् तथा आदित्यस्य कालचक्रम्)
अस्यातिक्रम्य शिखरं कैलासस्य युधिष्छिर । गति: परमसिद्धानां देवर्षीणां प्रकाशते,युधिष्ठिर! इस कैलासके शिखरको लाँघ जानेपर परम सिद्ध देवर्षियोंकी गति प्रकाशित होती है
asyātikramya śikharaṃ kailāsasya yudhiṣṭhira | gatiḥ paramasiddhānāṃ devarṣīṇāṃ prakāśate ||
Sang Ṛṣi berkata: “Wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, apabila seseorang melampaui puncak Gunung Kailāsa, maka tersingkaplah jalan transenden—yang diketahui oleh para Siddha tertinggi dan para resi ilahi (devarṣi).”
आर्शिषिण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse points to a graded spiritual geography: beyond ordinary human reach lies a realm or ‘path’ (gati) accessible to perfected beings. Ethically, it implies that higher states are not seized by force but disclosed through qualification—purity, tapas, and disciplined dharma.
A Ṛṣi addresses Yudhiṣṭhira during the Vana Parva context of sacred travel and instruction, indicating that beyond the summit of Mount Kailāsa a special, luminous route associated with Siddhas and Devarṣis becomes visible—marking a boundary between human pilgrimage and superhuman spiritual domains.