Shloka 5
व्यासशौनकादिसंवादः | Vyāsa–Śaunaka and the Sages: Opening Dialogue of the Kailāsa-saṃhitā
निर्गत्य तस्मात्सम्प्राप्य गिरेः काशीं समाहिताः । स्नातव्यमेवेति तदा ददृशुर्मणिकर्णिकाम्
nirgatya tasmātsamprāpya gireḥ kāśīṃ samāhitāḥ | snātavyameveti tadā dadṛśurmaṇikarṇikām
Setelah berangkat dari tempat itu, mereka sampai ke Kāśī di gunung dengan hati yang tenang dan terhimpun. Dengan tekad teguh bahawa mereka mesti mandi suci, ketika itu mereka melihat Maṇikarṇikā, tempat permandian yang keramat.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
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It highlights the Shaiva discipline of approaching a sacred kṣetra like Kāśī with a collected mind and performing tīrtha-snana as an outward act supporting inner purification and readiness for Shiva’s grace.
Kāśī is revered as Shiva’s own abode where Saguna Shiva is approached through kṣetra-sevā—pilgrimage, bathing at holy tīrthas like Maṇikarṇikā, and then proceeding to worship (often culminating in linga-darśana and pūjā).
A sankalpa-filled tīrtha-snana (vowed sacred bath) done with samāhita-citta (steady mind), followed by Shaiva practices such as japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and respectful worship at the holy site.