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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 6]
unto the lotus feet of Lord Śiva, for since he is very kind and easily satisfied, this action would prove effective.
TEXT 8
स इत्थमादिश्य सुरानजस्तु तैः
समन्वितः पितृभिः सप्रजेशः ।
ययौ स्वधिष्ण्यान्निलयं पुराद्विषः
कैलासमद्रिप्रबरं प्रियं प्रभोः ॥ ८ ॥
sa ittham ādiśya surān ajas tu taiḥ samanvitaḥ pitṛbhiḥ saprajeśaiḥ yayau svadhiṣṇyān nilayam pura-dviṣaḥ kailāsam adri-pravaram priyam prabhoḥ
saḥ—he (Brahmā); ittham—thus; ādiśya—after instructing; surān—the demigods; ajaḥ—Lord Brahmā; tu—then; taiḥ—those; samanvitaḥ—followed; pitṛbhiḥ—by the Pitās; sa-prajeśaiḥ—along with the lords of the living entities; yayau—went; svadhiṣṇyāt—from his own place; nilayam—the abode; pura-dviṣaḥ—of Lord Śiva; kailāsam—Kailāsa; adri-pravaram—the best among mountains; priyam—dear; prabhoḥ—of the lord (Śiva).
TRANSLATION
After thus instructing all the demigods, the Pitās and the lords of the living entities, Lord Brahmā took them with him and left for the abode of Lord Śiva, known as the Kailāsa Hill.
PURPORT
The abode of Lord Śiva, which is known as Kailāsa, is described in the fourteen verses which follow.
TEXT 9
जन्योषधितपोमन्त्रयोगसिद्धैरेतरैः । जुष्टं किन्तरगन्धवैरसरोभिर्घृतं सदा ॥ ९ ॥
janmauṣadhi-tapomantra- yoga-siddhair naretaraiḥ juṣṭam kinnara-gandharvair apsarobhir vṛtam sadā
janma—birth; oṣadhi—herbs; tapaḥ—austerity; mantra—Vedic hymns; yoga—mystic yoga practices; siddhaiḥ—with perfected beings; naretaraiḥ—