Shloka 98
Śaraṇāgata-Atithi-Dharma in the Kapota Narrative (कपोत-आख्यानम्—शरणागतधर्मः)
विश्वामित्रो5पि भगवांस्तपसा दग्धकिल्बिष: । कालेन महता सिद्धिमवाप परमाद्भुताम्
Viśvāmitro 'pi bhagavāṁs tapasā dagdha-kilbiṣaḥ | kālena mahatā siddhim avāpa paramādbhutām ||
భగవాన్ విశ్వామిత్రుడు కూడా తపస్సుతో తన పాపాలను దహించి, ఎంతో దీర్ఘకాలానంతరం పరమ అద్భుతమైన సిద్ధిని పొందాడు।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Persistent tapas (austerity and disciplined practice) can burn away kilbiṣa (moral taint) and, over long time, lead to siddhi—an elevated spiritual attainment. The emphasis is on endurance, purification, and ethical transformation rather than quick results.
Bhīṣma cites Viśvāmitra as an illustrative example: despite earlier faults, he purified himself through prolonged austerities and eventually attained a remarkable accomplishment. The reference functions as moral evidence within Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma and self-cultivation.