Shloka 71
गिरिजाया तपोऽनुज्ञा
Permission for Girijā’s Austerities
तद्वनं च तदा सर्वं कैलासेनोपमान्वितम् । जातं च तपस्तस्यास्सिद्धिरूपमभूत्तदा
tadvanaṃ ca tadā sarvaṃ kailāsenopamānvitam | jātaṃ ca tapastasyāssiddhirūpamabhūttadā
Then that entire forest became comparable to Kailāsa itself; and at that very time, the fruit of her austerity manifested as siddhi—spiritual accomplishment—through the grace that perfects tapas.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha
Sthala Purana: Kailāsa-upamā (likeness to Kailāsa) evokes Śiva’s Himalayan abode; while not naming a Jyotirliṅga, the imagery resonates with Kedāra’s Kailāsa-linked sanctity and tapas tradition.
Significance: Kailāsa-like kṣetra signifies intensified anugraha: tapas ripens into siddhi and Śiva-sannidhi; pilgrims seek purification and steadiness in sādhana.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that sincere tapas purifies the environment and the practitioner alike—when devotion ripens, the place itself becomes “Kailāsa-like,” symbolizing the descent of Shiva’s auspicious presence and the dawning of siddhi.
Kailāsa is the emblem of Saguna Shiva’s abode; the verse implies that through disciplined devotion, one’s surroundings and heart become fit to host Shiva—just as a shrine becomes sacred for Linga-worship.
Steady tapas supported by japa and purity—such as daily repetition of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined vows—so that inner transformation culminates in siddhi (spiritual fruition).