Shloka 34
Adhyaya 84: शिवव्रतकथनम्
Uma–Maheshvara Vrata, Shula-dana, and Month-wise Ekabhakta Vrata
वैशाखे वै चरेद् एवं कैलासाख्यं व्रतोत्तमम् कैलासपर्वतं प्राप्य भवान्या सह मोदते
vaiśākhe vai cared evaṃ kailāsākhyaṃ vratottamam kailāsaparvataṃ prāpya bhavānyā saha modate
Assim, no mês de Vaiśākha deve-se observar este voto supremo chamado Kailāsa-vrata; ao alcançar o Monte Kailāsa, o devoto rejubila na presença de Bhavānī, partilhando da graça de Śiva, o Pati que corta os laços do pāśa que prendem o paśu.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It elevates a specific Shaiva vrata (Kailāsa-vrata) as a direct means to attain Śiva’s abode, implying that disciplined observance and devotion culminate in proximity to the Shiva-Shakti presence—the inner goal of Liṅga-pūjā.
Though Śiva is not named explicitly, the verse points to Śiva-tattva as the transcendent goal (Kailāsa) accessed through vrata; the presence of Bhavānī indicates inseparability of Śiva and Śakti, where Pati’s grace grants the paśu freedom from pasha.
The highlighted practice is observance of the Kailāsa-vrata in Vaiśākha—an austerity-and-worship discipline aligned with Shaiva sādhanā, functioning as a vrata-based gateway to purification and divine proximity.