Kailash Parvat is considered to be the most sacred and important as per Hinduism, Jains and Buddhism. In Sanskrit Kailash means crystal. According to
Rudra Samhita of
Shiv Maha Puran, Once
Lord Shiva vanished from the sight of
Lord Brahma and
Lord Vishnu. Brahma transformed into the appearance of a
swan and Vishnu transformed his appearance that of a
boar (wild pig) with the purpose of commencing the process of creation. Brahma created the water. Afterwards an
egg manifested which consisted of all the
twenty four elements. This egg was enormous in size which made Brahma confused. He did penance for several years. Vishnu appeared and Brahma requested him to bring the egg to consciousness.
Vishnu entered the egg. As a result
Kailash Mountain, and all the seven worlds came into existence. Once
Kubera The lord of wealth was doing tremendous penance. Lord Rudra became happy with his penance and appeared in front of him. When Kubera saw Lord Rudra before himself, he offered his seat. Rudra was so pleased with Kubera that he decided to stay near him. He called
Vishwakarma and ordered him to conduct his abode at Kailash Mountain, so that he could live in the vicinity of his great devotee-Kubera. Vishwakarma constructed a beautiful city as per his instruction. An auspicious moment was chosen and
Shiva went to live at Kailash Mountain. He was coroneted by the deities.
Shrikhand Mahadev is one such revered mountain peak in Himachal about which not much has been written.
