Shloka 3
कैलास-श्वेतगिरि-प्रवेशवर्णनम्
Approach to Śveta Mountain and Kailāsa; Lomāśa’s Warnings and Protective Instructions
एतद् वै मानुषेणाद्य न शव्यं द्रष्टमद्भुतम् । समाधिं कुरुताव्यग्रास्तीर्थान्येतानि द्रक्ष्यथ,यह अद्भुत तीर्थ कोई मनुष्य नहीं देख सकता, अतः तुम सब लोग एकाग्रचित्त हो जाओ । व्यग्रताशून्य हृदयसे तुम इन सब तीर्थोंका दर्शन कर सकोगे
etad vai mānuṣeṇādya na śakyaṃ draṣṭum adbhutam | samādhiṃ kurutāvyagrās tīrthāny etāni drakṣyatha ||
“Tunay na ang kamangha-manghang tanawing ito ay hindi masisilayan ngayon ng karaniwang tao kung ang isip ay ligalig at watak-watak. Kaya magpakatatag at ituon ang diwa sa iisang layon, malaya sa pagkabalisa; saka ninyo makikita ang mga banal na tawiran (tīrtha) na ito.”
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred realities are not accessed through mere physical travel or ordinary perception; they require inner steadiness. By becoming avyagra (free from agitation) and entering samādhi (collected attention), one becomes fit to truly ‘see’ the tīrthas—suggesting that spiritual vision depends on mental discipline and purity.
Lomaśa, guiding the travelers on a tīrtha-yātrā, tells them that the wondrous nature of these holy places cannot be properly perceived by a distracted person. He instructs them to become calm and concentrated so they may behold the tīrthas as they truly are.