Shloka 62
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
विख्यातो हिमवान् पुण्य: शड्करश्वशुरो गिरि: । आकर: सर्वरत्नानां सिद्धचारणसेवित:,भगवान् शंकरका श्वशुर हिमवान् पर्वत परम पवित्र और संसारमें विख्यात है। वह सब रत्नोंकी खान तथा सिद्ध और चारणोंसे सेवित है
vikhyāto himavān puṇyaḥ śaṅkaraśvaśuro giriḥ | ākaraḥ sarvaratnānāṃ siddhacāraṇasevitaḥ ||
The holy Himavān—renowned throughout the world—is the mountain who is Śaṅkara’s father-in-law. He is a mine of every kind of jewel and is frequented and revered by Siddhas and Cāraṇas.
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
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).
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.