Shloka 20
Bhūtavana–Kailāsa–Mandākinī–Rudrapurī: Śiva’s Jeweled Abodes and Perpetual Worship
कैलास कैलासो यक्षराजस्य कुबेरस्य महात्मनः निवासः कोटियक्षाणां तथान्येषां महात्मनाम्
Kailāsa kailāso yakṣarājasya kuberasya mahātmanaḥ nivāsaḥ koṭiyakṣāṇāṃ tathānyeṣāṃ mahātmanām
That very Kailāsa—Kailāsa Mountain—is the exalted residence of Kubera, the great-souled king of the Yakṣas; it is also the dwelling-place of crores of Yakṣas and of other noble beings. In the Śaiva vision, such a divine seat flourishes only by the sanction of Pati Śiva, for all celestial sovereignties are upheld within His supreme order.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
By identifying Kailāsa as a divinely populated sacred seat, the verse supports the Shaiva idea that holy places and their rulers stand within Śiva’s supreme sovereignty—an outlook that grounds Linga worship in cosmic order and sacred geography.
Though Śiva is not named directly, the verse implies a Shaiva metaphysics where all exalted stations (like Kubera’s abode on Kailāsa) exist by the higher governance of Pati—Śiva—who transcends yet upholds the worlds and their hierarchies.
No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; the takeaway is tīrtha-bhāva (reverence for sacred Shaiva space), which traditionally supports practices like Kailāsa-smaraṇa, pilgrimage intent, and Linga-pūjā oriented toward Pati (Śiva) as the source of all protections and abodes.