Shloka 62

Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya

Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa

Devanagari script

विख्यातो हिमवान्‌ पुण्य: शड्करश्वशुरो गिरि: । आकर: सर्वरत्नानां सिद्धचारणसेवित:

Transliteration

vikhyāto himavān puṇyaḥ śaṅkaraśvaśuro giriḥ | ākaraḥ sarvaratnānāṃ siddhacāraṇasevitaḥ ||

Translation

إن هِمَفان (Himavān) الطاهر—المشهور في العالم كله—هو الجبل الذي هو حمو شَنْكَرَ (Śaṅkara). وهو منجم لكل صنوف الجواهر، يؤمه السِدّهات (Siddhas) والشارَنات (Cāraṇas) ويجلّونه.

Word by Word

• विख्यातः: well-known, renowned
• विख्यातः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विख्यात (वि+ख्यात)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हिमवान्: Himālaya (the snowy mountain)
• हिमवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (हिमवत्/हिमवान्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुण्यः: holy, meritorious, sacred
• पुण्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शंकर-श्वशुरः: father-in-law of Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकर-श्वशुरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर + श्वशुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गिरिः: mountain
• गिरिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आकरः: mine, source, repository
• आकरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्व-रत्नानाम्: of all gems/jewels
• सर्व-रत्नानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• सिद्ध-चारण-सेवितः: served/attended by Siddhas and Cāraṇas
• सिद्ध-चारण-सेवितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध + चारण + सेवित (सेव् + क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजड्रिय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Himavān (Himālaya)
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse elevates Himavān as intrinsically sacred—renowned, pure, and a dwelling honored by perfected beings—suggesting that holiness is recognized through association with divine lineage (Śiva) and the presence of spiritually accomplished communities (Siddhas, Cāraṇas).

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker is describing Himavān in laudatory terms: identifying him as Śiva’s father-in-law and portraying the mountain as a famed, holy repository of jewels, visited and revered by celestial and perfected beings.