बिल्वीदलौरिति पुरा शशिशेखरस्य संपूजनेन मम दीर्घतरं किलायुः । संजातमत्र च जुगुप्सितमस्य शापात्कैलासरोधसि निशाचररूपमासीत्
bilvīdalauriti purā śaśiśekharasya saṃpūjanena mama dīrghataraṃ kilāyuḥ | saṃjātamatra ca jugupsitamasya śāpātkailāsarodhasi niśācararūpamāsīt
Outrora, ao venerar Śaśiśekhara (Śiva) com folhas de bilva, minha vida foi de fato prolongada. Contudo, aqui, por causa de sua maldição, surgiu um destino abominável: nas encostas do Kailāsa tornei-me um ser errante da noite, em forma demoníaca.
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.