बिल्वीदलौरिति पुरा शशिशेखरस्य संपूजनेन मम दीर्घतरं किलायुः । संजातमत्र च जुगुप्सितमस्य शापात्कैलासरोधसि निशाचररूपमासीत्
bilvīdalauriti purā śaśiśekharasya saṃpūjanena mama dīrghataraṃ kilāyuḥ | saṃjātamatra ca jugupsitamasya śāpātkailāsarodhasi niśācararūpamāsīt
ପୂର୍ବକାଳରେ ମୁଁ ବିଲ୍ୱପତ୍ରଦ୍ୱାରା ଶଶିଶେଖର (ଶିବ)ଙ୍କୁ ସମ୍ୟକ୍ ପୂଜା କରିଥିଲି; ତାହାରେ ମୋର ଆୟୁ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଦୀର୍ଘ ହେଲା। କିନ୍ତୁ ତାଙ୍କ ଶାପରୁ ଏଠାରେ ଘୃଣିତ ଗତି ହେଲା—କୈଲାସର ଢାଳରେ ମୁଁ ନିଶାଚରରୂପ (ରାକ୍ଷସ ଦେହ) ହୋଇଗଲି।
Unnamed narrator (continuing first-person account within Kaumārikākhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kailāsa (Śiva-dhāma)
Type: peak
Scene: A devotee offers fresh bilva leaves at a Śiva-liṅga beneath a crescent-moon-crowned Śiva’s presence; the scene shifts to the icy slopes of Kailāsa where the same being, under a curse, bears a fearsome niśācara form—devotion and downfall juxtaposed.
Devotion brings merit and longevity, but dharma requires humility—divine displeasure can still lead to downfall; one must align worship with right conduct.
Kailāsa is referenced as the sacred locale; the verse situates the transformation narrative on Kailāsa’s slopes.
Śiva worship using bilva leaves (bilva-dala-pūjā) is mentioned as the act producing merit and extended life.