Shloka 67
वीरभद्र–देवयुद्धवर्णनम्
Vīrabhadra and the Battle with the Devas
कैलासं स ययौ वीरः कृतकार्य्यस्ततः परम् । विनाशितदृढध्वांतो भानुमानिव सत्वरम्
kailāsaṃ sa yayau vīraḥ kṛtakāryyastataḥ param | vināśitadṛḍhadhvāṃto bhānumāniva satvaram
Sesudah itu, sang wira itu, setelah tugasnya terlaksana, segera pergi ke Kailāsa—bagaikan matahari yang bersinar, yang sebaik terbit segera melenyapkan kegelapan yang paling pekat.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Sthala Purana: Kailāsa is invoked as Śiva’s transcendental abode rather than a Jyotirliṅga-sthala; the verse closes the Vīrabhadra episode by returning the agent of Śiva’s wrath to the Lord’s own sphere.
Significance: Symbolizes return to Śiva’s grace-field after karmic execution; for devotees, Kailāsa signifies the goal-state of proximity (sāyujya/sāmīpya) to Pati.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: destructive
Cosmic Event: Darkness dispelled by the sun is used as a cosmological simile for the removal of avidyā/adharma under Śiva’s ordinance.
FAQs
It presents the Shaiva Siddhanta theme that when a divinely assigned duty is completed and ignorance is destroyed, the soul naturally hastens toward Shiva’s sphere (Kailāsa), as light overcomes darkness.
Kailāsa signifies Saguna Shiva’s accessible presence; devotion to Shiva—often centered on the Linga—dispels inner darkness (avidyā) and turns the devotee toward Shiva’s abode and grace.
The takeaway is to remove “darkness” through steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with pure conduct; this aligns the mind toward Kailāsa-like stillness and Shiva’s anugraha (grace).