Vamana Purana — Glory of Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 10
The Glory of Prithudaka Tirtha and the Akshaya Tithi at Kurukshetra
मेनां देवाश्च शैलाय हिमयुक्ताय वै ददुः तां मेनां हिमवांल्लब्ध्वा प्रसादाद् दैवतेष्वथ प्रीतिमानभवच्चासौ रराम च यथेच्छया
menāṃ devāśca śailāya himayuktāya vai daduḥ tāṃ menāṃ himavāṃllabdhvā prasādād daivateṣvatha prītimānabhavaccāsau rarāma ca yathecchayā
Die Götter gaben Menā dem schneebedeckten Berg Himavat. Nachdem Himavat Menā durch die Gunst der Gottheiten erlangt hatte, wurde er freudig und ergötzte sich mit ihr nach seinem Belieben.
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FAQs
Social and cosmic stability are portrayed as arising from dharmically sanctioned unions: even a great ‘natural power’ (the mountain) is integrated into order through divine approval and right relationship.
Vamśānucarita: the narrative prepares the birth of significant figures by establishing the sanctioned union of Himavat and Menā.
Himavat (snow-clad mountain) receiving Menā from the Devas symbolizes nature being ‘consecrated’ for sacred lineage—anticipating daughters who will become cosmic principles (e.g., Umā/Śakti; Gaṅgā as purifying flow).