Kailāsa-saṃhitā is a luminous section of the Śiva Purāṇa, a medieval, layered scripture celebrating Śiva’s cosmic throne on Mount Kailāsa. Historically embedded in the Purānic revival of Śaiva lore, it paints Kailāsa as the world-axis and sacred hermitage of the Lord. The text blends cosmology, mythic episodes, temple rites, and hymns that exalt Śiva’s attributes, the ascetic ideal, and the power of pilgrimage. Key themes are bhakti and renunciation, the sanctity of the mountain, ritual orientation toward liberation, and the moral duties of devotees. Today it sustains Shaiva devotional practice, inspires Himalayan pilgrimage and environmental reverence, and preserves an evocative spiritual vision that links myth, ritual, and the quest for mokṣa.