Shloka 74

Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga

Pulastya’s Instruction

Devanagari script

कपिलस्य च केदारं समासाद्य सुदुर्लभम्‌ । अन्तर्धानमवाप्रोति तपसा दग्धकिल्बिष:

Transliteration

kapilasya ca kedāraṃ samāsādya sudurlabham | antardhānam avāpnoti tapasā dagdhakilbiṣaḥ ||

Translation

Khi đến được Kedāra (kedāra) linh địa của Kapila, nơi cực kỳ khó đạt tới, người mà tội lỗi đã bị thiêu rụi bởi khổ hạnh (tapas) sẽ chứng đắc năng lực ẩn thân—khuất khỏi tầm mắt phàm tục.

Word by Word

• कपिलस्य: of Kapila
• कपिलस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• केदारम्: Kedāra (the sacred place/field)
• केदारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समासाद्य: having reached/approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• सुदुर्लभम्: very difficult to obtain/reach
• सुदुर्लभम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदुर्लभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अन्तर्धानम्: disappearance; becoming invisible
• अन्तर्धानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर्धान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अवाप्नोति: attains/obtains
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-√आप्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

• तपसा: by austerity/penance
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• दग्ध: burnt; destroyed
• दग्ध: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √दह्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• किल्बिषः: one whose sins (are ...); a sinner (here: with sins destroyed)
• किल्बिषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: किल्बिष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kapila
• Kapila's Kedāra (sacred place)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.