Shloka 8

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

कैलासाख्यं च यः कुर्यात् प्रासादं परमेष्ठिनः कैलासशिखराकारैर् विमानैर् मोदते सुखी

Transliteration

kailāsākhyaṃ ca yaḥ kuryāt prāsādaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ kailāsaśikharākārair vimānair modate sukhī

Translation

من يبني للربّ الأعلى (Parameṣṭhin) معبدًا يُدعى «كايلاسا»، فإن ذلك العابد—فرِحًا مطمئنًّا—يَهنأ في فيمانات سماوية على هيئة قمم جبل كايلاسا.

Word by Word

• कैलासाख्यम्: named ‘Kailāsa’

• च: and

• यः: whoever

• कुर्यात्: should make/build

• प्रासादम्: temple, palace-like shrine

• परमेष्ठिनः: of the Supreme Lord (Śiva as the highest ruler)

• कैलास-शिखर-आकारैः: having the form of Kailāsa’s summit-peaks

• विमानैः: with celestial chariots/mansions (vimānas)

• मोदते: rejoices, delights

• सुखी: happy, at peace

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kailasa

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It teaches that serving Pati (Śiva) through sacred construction—especially a Kailāsa-like shrine—supports Linga-centered devotion and yields exalted post-mortem enjoyments, reinforcing temple-service as a powerful limb of Śiva-pūjā.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By calling him Parameṣṭhin, it points to Śiva as Pati—the supreme governor beyond the pashu–pāśa condition—worthy of being enshrined and served as the transcendent Lord who bestows both bhoga (enjoyment) and the path toward higher release.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The practice emphasized is dāna and sevā through temple-building (prāsāda-nirmāṇa) as an external discipline allied to Śiva-pūjā; it functions as karma purified by devotion, loosening pāśa (bondage) through dedicated service to Pati.