Shiva’s Wedding Procession to Kailasa and the Marriage of Girija (Kali)
स्थीयतां विस्तृते रम्ये गिरिप्रस्थे समे शुभे शिलासु पद्मवार्णासु श्लक्ष्णासु च मृदुष्वपि
sthīyatāṃ vistṛte ramye giriprasthe same śubhe śilāsu padmavārṇāsu ślakṣṇāsu ca mṛduṣvapi
Lasst uns (oder bleibt) auf diesem weiten, lieblichen, ebenen und glückverheißenden Bergplateau verweilen, auf Felsen von lotosfarbener Tönung, glatt und sogar sanft.
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The verse presents an ideal sacred habitat: level, auspicious, and gentle—suggesting that spiritual life thrives where the environment supports steadiness (samatā), purity (śubhatā), and non-harshness (mṛdutā), paralleling inner qualities cultivated by sādhana.
It functions as tīrtha/kshetra-prasaṃśā (praise and description of a holy locale), commonly embedded within Purāṇic narration; it is ancillary to the fivefold topics but aligns most with Ācāra-dharma and kṣetra-māhātmya sections.
‘Lotus-colored, smooth, soft rocks’ evoke the lotus symbolism of purity and spiritual unfolding; the ‘level plateau’ suggests equanimity and stability—qualities of a mind fit for tapas and devotion.