Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
स्थितं कैलासशिखरे हिमवंतं नगोत्तमम् । अहिभिर्बहुभिश्चैव संवृतं च महाप्रभम्
sthitaṃ kailāsaśikhare himavaṃtaṃ nagottamam | ahibhirbahubhiścaiva saṃvṛtaṃ ca mahāprabham
അവൻ കൈലാസശിഖരത്തിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുന്ന ഹിമവാനെ— പർവതശ്രേഷ്ഠനും മഹാപ്രഭയും— കണ്ടു; അദ്ദേഹം അനേകം നാഗങ്ങളാൽ ചുറ്റപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kailāsa
Type: peak
Scene: A radiant, mighty Himavān is beheld standing on Kailāsa’s summit, encircled by many serpents—an awe-filled cosmic mountain vision.
FAQs
Sacred places are depicted as living theologies—Kailāsa and Himālaya embody divine order and auspicious power.
Kailāsa, the transcendent abode of Śiva, is highlighted as the sacred summit within the Himalayan tīrtha-world of Kedārakhaṇḍa.
None in this verse; it is a māhātmya-style description establishing the sanctity of the setting.