Kailasa

Kailasa, the mountain

Puranic
1) General information.
The mount Mahameru has an area of eighteen thousand nazhikas (Indian mile of 1/4 Kosa) and a height of two thousand nazhikas.

On the eastern side of this mount there are two mountains called Jathara and Devakuta.
Pavamana and Pariyatra are the two mountains on the western side.
On the south there are the two mountains of Kailasa and Karavira.
The two mountains on the north are called Trisrnga and Makaragiri.

It is stated in Mahabharata, Vana Parva, Chapters 109 and 141 that the abodes of Siva and Kubera are on the mount Kailasa.

Once, to please Siva, Mahavisnu performed penance on Kailasa.
(M.B. Adi Parva, Chapter 222, Stanzas 33 to 40).

It is mentioned in Maha Bharata, Sabha Parva, Chapter 3 that the mountain Mainaka stands to the north of Kailasa.

Once Vyasa went to Kailasa. (M.B. Sabha Parva, Chapter 43, Stanza 17) .

In Vana Parva, Chapter 106, mention is made that the King Sagara, with his two queens, once went to Kailasa for penance. It was on the Kailasa that Bhagiratha performed penance to propitiate Siva to bring down Ganga.

Kailasa is hundred yojanas high.
The devas come to this place daily and return.

It is mentioned in Sabha Parva, Chapter 141, that in the place where Kubera lives on Kailasa there live a large number of Yaksas (demi-gods ), Raksasas (giants) Kinnaras (heavenly musicians), Garudas (hawks) Matangas (elephants) and Gandharvas (semi-gods).

The lake of lotus of Kubera which was reached by Bhimasena once, was in Kailasa. In Vana Parva, it is mentioned that the Pandavas visited Kailasa during their forest life.

It could be understood from Mahabharata, Anusasana Parva, Chapter 83 that Kamadhenu performed penance on the Kailasa, once.

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