Shloka 9
कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera
आदायादाय बहुशो धनं मातुस्सकाशतः । समदाद्यूतकारेभ्यो मैत्रीं तैश्च चकार सः
ādāyādāya bahuśo dhanaṃ mātussakāśataḥ | samadādyūtakārebhyo maitrīṃ taiśca cakāra saḥ
Again and again he took money from his mother; and he gave it away to gamblers, forming friendships with them as well.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse highlights how repeated indulgence and dependence on others’ wealth, combined with harmful associations, strengthens pāśa (bondage) through habit and attachment—an obstacle to the Shaiva aim of purification and turning the mind toward Pati (Śiva).
By showing the pull of adharma and bad company, the narrative implicitly contrasts it with Saguna Śiva-upāsanā (Linga worship) that disciplines conduct—truthfulness, restraint, and right association—so devotion becomes a means of inner cleansing rather than a mere outer act.
The practical takeaway is purification through niyama: avoid harmful company, adopt japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and support it with simple Śiva-practices like bhasma/tripuṇḍra and mindful restraint of senses.