Shloka 8

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

कैलासाख्यं च यः कुर्यात् प्रासादं परमेष्ठिनः कैलासशिखराकारैर् विमानैर् मोदते सुखी

Transliteration

kailāsākhyaṃ ca yaḥ kuryāt prāsādaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ kailāsaśikharākārair vimānair modate sukhī

Translation

Quiconque bâtit pour le Seigneur Suprême (Parameṣṭhin) un temple nommé « Kailāsa », ce dévot — joyeux et paisible — se réjouit dans des vimānas célestes ayant la forme des sommets du mont Kailāsa.

Word by Word

• कैलासाख्यम्: named ‘Kailāsa’

• च: and

• यः: whoever

• कुर्यात्: should make/build

• प्रासादम्: temple, palace-like shrine

• परमेष्ठिनः: of the Supreme Lord (Śiva as the highest ruler)

• कैलास-शिखर-आकारैः: having the form of Kailāsa’s summit-peaks

• विमानैः: with celestial chariots/mansions (vimānas)

• मोदते: rejoices, delights

• सुखी: happy, at peace

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)