Shloka 17
The Greatness of Śukla Tīrtha: Bathing, Fasting, Charity, and Śiva Worship
वैशाखे विमले मासि कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दशी । कैलासाच्चापि निर्गत्य तत्र संनिहितो ह्यहम्
vaiśākhe vimale māsi kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśī | kailāsāccāpi nirgatya tatra saṃnihito hyaham
ក្នុងខែវៃសាខៈដ៏បរិសុទ្ធ នៅថ្ងៃចតុរទសីនៃក្រឹស្ណបក្ស ខ្ញុំចេញពីកៃលាសផង ហើយស្ថិតមាននៅទីនោះ។
Mahādeva (Śiva)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कैलासाच्चापि = कैलासात् + च + अपि; ह्यहम् = हि + अहम्.
FAQs
The verse highlights a specific sacred tithi—Caturdaśī in the dark fortnight of Vaiśākha—presenting it as a time when divine presence is especially accessible.
Kailāsa symbolizes Śiva’s celestial abode; saying he “departs even from Kailāsa” underscores that he becomes specially present at a particular sacred place/observance on that date.
It teaches attentiveness to sacred time (kāla) and disciplined observance—implying that devotion aligned with auspicious tithis draws heightened divine proximity.