गिरीन्द्रशिखरे रम्ये नानारत्नोपशोभिते । नानावृक्षलताकीर्णे नानापक्षिरवैर्युते ॥ १ ॥
girīndraśikharē ramyē nānāratnōpaśōbhitē | nānāvṛkṣalatākīrṇē nānāpakṣiravairyutē || 1 ||
Translation
On the peak of the king of mountains, a delightful place adorned with many jewels, overgrown with many trees and creepers and filled with the cries of many birds,
Word by word
- girīndraśikharē
- on the peak of the king of mountains (Kailāsa)
- ramyē
- delightful
- nānāratnōpaśōbhitē
- adorned with many kinds of jewels
- nānāvṛkṣalatākīrṇē
- covered with many trees and creepers
- nānāpakṣiravairyutē
- filled with the cries of many birds
Meaning
The first ten verses are a single sentence that sets the scene: Hariharānanda reads them together, leading to "Pārvatī spoke to Śiva" in verse 10. The mountain is Kailāsa, "delightful" because siddhas and cāraṇas play there, and its jewels are rubies, emeralds and the like.