Himavat
Himavat | |
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Personification of the Himalayas | |
Mainaka Krauñja[1] |
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Nomenclature
Various Hindu scriptures refer to the personification of the Himalayas by different names, and hence Himavat is also called Himavant (Sanskrit: हिमवन्त, lit. icy), Himavān (Sanskrit: हिमवान्, lit. snowy), Himaraja (Sanskrit: हिमराज, lit. king of snow), and Parvateshwara (Sanskrit: पर्वतेश्वर, lit. god of mountains).
Legend
Himavat fathered
The Shiva Purana describes the wedding between Himavat and Menā.[5]
The sacred text of
His story also finds mention in Brahmanda Purana and Kena Upanishad.[6]
Krishna once performed a tapasya on the peaks of the Himalayas to appease Himavat, which led to his eldest son, Pradyumna, being born to his favourite wife, Rukmini.[7]
References
- ^ https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/himavan
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2017-03-08). "Himavat: 15 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ISBN 9780816075645.
- ^ Wilkins, p. 287
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2018-10-04). "The marriage of Himācala [Chapter 1]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ Kena Upanisad, III.11-IV.3, cited in Müller and in Sarma, pp. xxix-xxx.
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2019-01-28). "Story of Himavān". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- W. J. Wilkins (2003). Hindu Gods and Goddesses. Courier Dover Publications. ISBN 0486431568.
- ISBN 0-500-51088-1) by Anna Dallapiccola.