Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57
ततो मया वृतः प्रादाद्गाणपत्यं मदीप्सितम् । कैलासे मां शिवो नित्यं संतुष्टः प्राह चेति च
tato mayā vṛtaḥ prādādgāṇapatyaṃ madīpsitam | kailāse māṃ śivo nityaṃ saṃtuṣṭaḥ prāha ceti ca
Dann, als ich meine Wahl traf, verlieh er mir die ersehnte Herrschaft unter den Gaṇas. Auf dem Kailāsa sprach Śiva—stets zufrieden—auch so zu mir.
Unspecified narrator (reporting Śiva’s boon and words)
Tirtha: Kailāsa
Type: peak
Scene: On snow-bright Kailāsa, Śiva—serene and pleased—addresses the devotee, granting gaṇapati-lordship; attendants and divine aura surround the throne-like rock-seat.
FAQs
Devotion can culminate not only in worldly success but also in proximity to Śiva—service and status among his Gaṇas.
Kailāsa is referenced as Śiva’s divine abode; it functions as the sacred setting for the boon.
No new prescription here; it states the fruit of prior ghṛtakambala worship.