Shloka 26

देवशरणागति-नारदप्रेषणम् | The Devas Take Refuge in Śiva; Nārada Is Sent

Devanagari script

गतः कैलासशिखरं दैत्येन्द्राहं यदृच्छया । योजनायुतविस्तीर्णं कल्पद्रुममहावनम्

Transliteration

gataḥ kailāsaśikharaṃ daityendrāhaṃ yadṛcchayā | yojanāyutavistīrṇaṃ kalpadrumamahāvanam

Translation

“O lord of the Daityas, by chance I came to the summit of Kailāsa, to that vast great forest of kalpadruma wish-fulfilling trees, spread out over ten thousand yojanas.”

Word by Word

• गतः: gone / having gone
• गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कैलासशिखरम्: to the peak of Kailasa
• कैलासशिखरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास + शिखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कैलासस्य शिखरम्)

• दैत्येन्द्र: O lord of demons
• दैत्येन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दैत्यानाम् इन्द्रः)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यदृच्छया: by chance / spontaneously
• यदृच्छया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदृच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे प्रयोगः (by chance)

• योजनायुतविस्तीर्णम्: spread over ten-thousand yojanas
• योजनायुतविस्तीर्णम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योजन + अयुत + विस्तीर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (योजनानाम् अयुतेन विस्तीर्णम् = ten-thousand yojanas wide)

• कल्पद्रुममहावनम्: the great forest of wish-fulfilling trees
• कल्पद्रुममहावनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्पद्रुम + महा + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (कल्पद्रुमैः युक्तं महत् वनम्)

Speaker

A Daitya king (as narrator within Sūta Gosvāmin’s telling)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Kailāsa is Śiva’s nitya-vihāra; purāṇic geography links the Himalayan Śiva-kṣetra to Kedāra where Śiva is worshipped in mountain form and grants purification to pilgrims.

Significance: Darśana of the Himalayan Śiva-kṣetra is said to burn sins and mature the soul toward Śiva-anugraha; Kedāra-yātrā is famed for prāyaścitta and liberation-oriented merit.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Kailasa
• Kalpadruma

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

Kailāsa symbolizes Śiva’s sacred sphere where worldly power (a Daitya king’s pride) is dwarfed by divine vastness; the ‘kalpadruma’ imagery points to the abundance that arises near the Pati (Lord Śiva), hinting that true fulfillment is found by turning toward the Lord rather than toward desire alone.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Kailāsa is a classic Saguna locus of Śiva—His manifest, approachable presence. The verse prepares the mind for reverence: as one nears Śiva’s domain, devotion naturally shifts from external conquest to worship (often centered on the Śiva-liṅga as the accessible focus of His grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is tīrtha-smaraṇa and dhyāna on Kailāsa/Śiva: mentally ‘approach’ Śiva’s abode while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating humility and surrender—qualities that counter daitya-like ego and open the heart to Śiva’s anugraha (grace).