Shloka 51
प्रणवार्थपद्धतिवर्णनम्
Methodical Explanation of the Meaning of Praṇava/Om
कैलासाद्रिमनुसृत्य ययौ तस्मात्तपोवनात् । तेऽपि प्रहृष्टहृदयास्सत्रान्ते परमेश्वरम्
kailāsādrimanusṛtya yayau tasmāttapovanāt | te'pi prahṛṣṭahṛdayāssatrānte parameśvaram
Leaving that forest of austerities, he proceeded toward Mount Kailāsa. And they too, their hearts filled with joy, went at the close of the sacrificial session to the Supreme Lord, Parameśvara (Śiva).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: The verse situates the narrative in the Kailāsa sphere—Śiva’s transcendent abode—rather than a specific Jyotirliṅga kṣetra; the movement from tapovana and satra to Parameśvara frames pilgrimage as inner ascent from karma (yajña) to darśana (grace).
Significance: Kailāsa-yātrā is classically held to purify karma and intensify Śiva-bhakti; in Siddhānta terms it symbolizes turning from pāśa-bound ritualism toward Pati’s presence and anugraha.
FAQs
It presents the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis that karma (sacrifice) and tapas mature into true fulfillment only when they culminate in turning toward Parameśvara—Śiva—as the final refuge and goal.
By moving from the tapovana and concluding the satra to approach Parameśvara, the narrative indicates a shift from external rites to direct devotion and darśana of Saguna Śiva—often concretely accessed through Linga-upāsanā and temple/pilgrimage approaches such as Kailāsa.
The practical takeaway is to complete one’s rites with inward surrender—ending ritual with japa and remembrance of Śiva (e.g., pañcākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) and a pilgrimage-minded turning toward the Lord, as symbolized by going to Kailāsa.