41 - The Description of Kailasa 

Narayana said - Parashurama wore the kavacha and rid the earth of Kshatriyas. Thereafter he went to Shiva, his teacher for offering salutations to him, besides Parvati the wife of his teacher. He went to Kailasa and also met Karttikeya and Ganesha, the sons of the teacher, who were like Narayana himself in virtues. 

Parashurama the son of Bhrugu who could travel with the speed of thought, at once reached Kailasa and found the beautiful city which was shinning like transparent crystal gems and had the roads shining like gold. It was decorated with many mandapas studded with rubies, pearls and valuables gems. It had a hundred crores of divine houses of the Yakshas. Those houses had the doors of gems and the pillars and steps were also decorated with gems. 

It had the divine kalashas made of gold and silver beside the white fly-whisks. It had heaps of gem and gold. The Yakshas were adorned with heaps of ornaments studded with gems. The same was the condition with beautiful Yakshas.  The children were carrying small dolls in their hands and played with them happily. There were trees of Parijata flowers on the bank of the divine river Ganga, bunches of fragrant flowers were found everywhere. The siddhas were resting under the shades of kalpavrukshas. There were many of Kamadhenu cows and the people well-versed in divine knowledge. There was an eternal banyan tree having a height of three lakhs of yojanas and was spread in an area of a hundred yojanas. It had a hundred trunks, innumerable branches and was filled with many fruits. It created quite a pleasant sound and provided abode to innumerable birds. The fragrant cool breeze made the leaves to move.  The city had a thousand orchards, a hundred streams and a lakh of abodes of siddhas which were built with gems and jewels. 

Witnessing the city of such a great devotee, the mind of Parashurama felt delighted; thereafter he found the abode of lord Shiva which was quite graceful and filled with all the riches. 

It was built by Vishvakarma using gold and gems. 

It had the height of fifteen yojanas and the width of four yojanas besides being square and quite charming to look at, having been surrounded by beautiful boundary walls.

There were several types of paintings and the doors were made of gems. Its pillars and pedestals were decorated with jewels. 

О Narada, Nandi was lodged to Shiva's right.  To the left were lodged the lion the lord of Nandi, Mahakala, the terrific Pingalaksha, Vishalaksha, Bana; then the valorous Virupaksha, Vikataksha, Bhaskaraksha then Raktaksha, Vikat odara, Samharabhairava, the terrific Kalabhairava, Rurubhairava, Ishabha, Mahabhairava, Krishnangabhairava, Krodha-bhairava, Ulbana, Kapalabhairava and Rudrabhairava. 

Thereafter Rudras like Siddhendra, the Rudras, Vidyadharas, Guhyakas, the goblins, the Pretas, Pishacas then Kushmandas, Brahmarakshas, Vetalas, Danavas then, the ones having matted locks of hair on the heads, the yogis, the Yakshas, Kimpurushas and Kinnaras. 

After looking at them Parashurama the son of Bhrugu, getting permission from Nandikeshvara entered the premises delightfully talking to others. 

He found several of the temples there which were studded with the essence of the gems and had innumerable vases made of gems there were several mirrors which were made of gems and jewels. The doors were also decorated with gems and jewels. Besides there were hundreds of pillars which were decorated with Gorocana and jewels, beside the steps which were similarly decorated. He then found the inner-gate which had beautiful paintings, painted on it, besides the strings of pearls and gems hanging on the same. 

He found Karttikeya seated to the left and the Nandikeshvara of gigantic size seated to the right besides Virabhadra who was as valorous as Shiva himself. 

О Narada, he found many of the courtiers and kshetrapalas who were all seated on the gem studded lion-thrones and were adored with gem studded ornaments. 

Holding the battle-axe in his hand, the immensely valorous Parashurama got ready to go to them for a talk. 

Finding him entering the palace of Shiva, Ganesa said, "You stop for a while." Lord Shiva is sleeping at the moment.

O brother, I shall jut now go to him and get his permission in a moment. Thereafter, I shall accompany you to him." 

On hearing the words of Ganesa, Parashurama who was speaker a like Bruhaspati started speaking to him.