Shloka 4
कैलास-श्वेतगिरि-प्रवेशवर्णनम्
Approach to Śveta Mountain and Kailāsa; Lomāśa’s Warnings and Protective Instructions
एतद् द्रक्ष्यसि देवानामाक्रीडं चरणाडुकितम् । अतिक्रान्तोडसि कौन्तेय कालशैलं च पर्वतम्
etad drakṣyasi devānām ākrīḍaṁ caraṇāḍukitam | atikrānto ’si kaunteya kālaśailaṁ ca parvatam ||
“ഇപ്പോൾ നീ ദേവന്മാരുടെ ക്രീഡാസ്ഥലം ദർശിക്കും; അത് അവരുടെ പാദമുദ്രകളാൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു. ഹേ കൗന്തേയ! നീ കാലശൈല പർവ്വതവും കടന്നുകഴിഞ്ഞു.”
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights reverence for sacred spaces: divine realms are approached through disciplined journeying, and their ‘marks’ (footprints/traces) invite humility and ethical self-restraint rather than mere curiosity.
A guide (Logaśa) addresses a Kaunteya, announcing that he is about to see a divine sporting-ground of the gods and noting that he has already crossed the mountain called Kālaśaila, signaling progress into a more sacred or extraordinary region.