Shloka 34

Adhyaya 84: शिवव्रतकथनम्

Uma–Maheshvara Vrata, Shula-dana, and Month-wise Ekabhakta Vrata

Devanagari script

वैशाखे वै चरेद् एवं कैलासाख्यं व्रतोत्तमम् कैलासपर्वतं प्राप्य भवान्या सह मोदते

Transliteration

vaiśākhe vai cared evaṃ kailāsākhyaṃ vratottamam kailāsaparvataṃ prāpya bhavānyā saha modate

Translation

వైశాఖ మాసంలో ఈ విధంగా ‘కైలాస’ అనే ఉత్తమ వ్రతాన్ని ఆచరించాలి; కైలాస పర్వతాన్ని పొందిన భక్తుడు భవానీ సాన్నిధ్యంలో ఆనందిస్తాడు।

Word by Word

• vaiśākhe: in (the month of) Vaiśākha

• vai: indeed

• caret: should practice/observe

• evaṃ: thus/in this manner

• kailāsa-ākhyam: called ‘Kailāsa’

• vrata-uttamam: the best/supreme vow

• kailāsa-parvatam: Mount Kailāsa

• prāpya: having reached/attained

• bhavānyā saha: together with Bhavānī (Pārvatī)

• modate: rejoices/delights

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Bhavani (Parvati)
• Kailasa

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

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.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

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.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

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.