Kailāsa Prāsāda

Kailāsa Prāsāda, “the temple named Kailāsa”

Grammar: masculine noun; kailāsa with prāsāda (temple, palace).

Meaning: a form of temple.

In the scriptures: Nārada Maharshi teaches Sāmba the forms of the prāsāda, beginning with Meru, Kailāsa and Vimānacchadana. The Kailāsa has a length of 30 hastas, ten bhaumas (storeys), seven mandaras, and śikharas (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 130).

Related terms: Prāsāda · Śikhara

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 130