Supreme abodes · THE COSMIC ATLAS
Kailasaकैलास
The divine abode of Shiva and Parvati in Shaiva traditions, distinct from physical Mount Kailash.
All realmsMountain stillness · luminous skyExisting devotional artwork · illustrative visual context
STORY & TRADITION
The world of Kailasa.
The divine abode of Shiva and Parvati in Shaiva traditions, distinct from physical Mount Kailash.
Realms & Cosmic Worlds
Details & context.
- Tradition dependence
- High — cosmological systems and supreme-abode theologies differ.
- Realm category
- Supreme abodes
- Cosmological position
- A transcendent devotional abode; theological position is tradition dependent.
- Ruler / presiding association
- Shiva
- Guardians
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Environment & landmarks
- The divine abode of Shiva and Parvati in Shaiva traditions, distinct from physical Mount Kailash.
- Atmosphere
- Sacred mountain and ascetic stillness in Shaiva devotional imagination.
- Access / routes
- Related realms below are conceptual reading paths, not physical travel routes.
- Earthly association
- Mount Kailash — a separate physical-location record.
- Important stories
- Shiva and Parvati’s dice game; Bhringi’s dispute, in Skanda Purana, Kedara-khanda 34.
- Tradition notes
- Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
Connected worlds.
8 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Earthly Sacred Locations1
Characters & Cosmic Entities6
The Sacred Library1
Kedara-khanda 34 describes Shiva’s Kailasa court and the dice-game story.
Skanda Purana — Shiva and Parvati’s dice gameImage credit.
The Cosmic Ocean Reveals Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, style of Sajnu, Mandi, 1835. Edwin Binney 3rd Collection, San Diego Museum of Art. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Original source · Public domain / PD-ArtResized and converted to WebP.
READ THE SOURCES
Texts & references.
Skanda Purana — Shiva and Parvati’s dice game
Kedara-khanda 34.96–114.
Shaiva · Translations and numbering vary by edition. Separate the primary text from its commentary.Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.
Sanskrit Documents — Text editions
Sanskrit electronic texts; check the individual file’s edition and contributors.
Multiple traditions · A text directory is a finding aid. Precise passage-level claims are identified separately when available.Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.