Shloka 23
Arjuna’s request to Krishna and the opening of the Kāśyapa–Brāhmaṇa mokṣa discourse (Āśvamedhika-parva 16)
अन्तर्धानगतिज्ञं च श्रुत्वा तत्त्वेन काश्यप: | तथैवान्तरहिति: सिद्धेर्यान्तं चक्रधरै: सह
antardhānagatijñaṃ ca śrutvā tattvena kāśyapaḥ | tathaivāntarahitiḥ siddher yāntaṃ cakradharaiḥ saha
Nang marinig niya sa katotohanan ang tungkol sa taong nakaaalam sa landas ng paglalaho (kung paano nawawala sa paningin ang mga nilalang), si Kāśyapa man ay nagkamit ng ganap na siddhi ng pagiging di-nakikita, at umalis na kasama ang mga tagapagdala ng diskos—mga banal na kasama na kaugnay ng Sudarśana.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that true knowledge (tattvena śrutvā) can lead to mastery: when a sage understands a principle correctly, it may culminate in siddhi—here, the power of concealment (antarahiti/antardhāna). Ethically, it implies that extraordinary capacities are portrayed as outcomes of disciplined insight rather than mere display.
A Brahmin narrator states that Kāśyapa, upon hearing the true account of the method/knowledge of disappearance, attained the siddhi of invisibility and then proceeded along with the cakradharas (discus-bearing divine figures/attendants).