Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
तस्माद्गच्छामहे तत्र यत्र देवो महेश्वरः । संतिष्ठते समं गौर्या कैलासे विजने स्थितः
tasmādgacchāmahe tatra yatra devo maheśvaraḥ | saṃtiṣṭhate samaṃ gauryā kailāse vijane sthitaḥ
Allons donc en ce lieu où le dieu Maheśvara demeure—avec Gaurī—sur le Kailāsa, établi dans la solitude paisible.
Narrator (reporting the resolve of the Devas)
Tirtha: Kailāsa
Type: peak
Scene: The devas decide and set out toward solitary Kailāsa where Maheśvara sits with Gaurī; a procession moving from celestial court to snow-peaked sacred mountain.
FAQs
Seeking refuge at the divine abode symbolizes turning to Śiva as the final recourse when dharmic aims face obstruction.
Kailāsa, presented as Śiva’s secluded and supremely sacred residence.
None; it is a narrative movement toward the sacred center (Kailāsa).