Shloka 3
Kumārasya Krāuñcaparvatagamanam
Kumāra’s Departure to Mount Krāuñca
यदा पृथ्वीं समाक्रम्य कैलासं पुनरागतः । कुमारस्स शिवापुत्रस्तारकारिर्महाबलः
yadā pṛthvīṃ samākramya kailāsaṃ punarāgataḥ | kumārassa śivāputrastārakārirmahābalaḥ
When the mighty Kumāra—Śiva’s son, the destroyer of Tāraka—had traversed the earth and returned again to Kailāsa, the sacred narration continues from that auspicious moment.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights the return of the divinely empowered Kumāra to Kailāsa after completing his world-ranging mission—signifying that all victorious action ultimately culminates in returning to Śiva’s presence, where power is harmonized by devotion and dharma.
By centering the narrative on Kailāsa and Śiva’s son, the verse reinforces Saguna Śiva-bhakti: the devotee contemplates Śiva’s tangible abode and divine household, which supports reverence for Śiva’s manifest grace—commonly worshiped through the Liṅga as the accessible form of the Supreme.
A practical takeaway is to conclude one’s actions with remembrance of Śiva—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and offering of bhasma (tripuṇḍra) as a sign that strength and success are to be returned to Śiva through devotion.