Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 159
संभाषमाणा जननीं तदानीं हिमालयं चैव तथा च मेनाम् । तथैव मेरुं मितभाषिणी तदा सा मंदरं पर्वतराजकन्या । जग्मुस्तदा तेन पथा च पर्वता यथागतेनापि विचक्षमाणाः
saṃbhāṣamāṇā jananīṃ tadānīṃ himālayaṃ caiva tathā ca menām | tathaiva meruṃ mitabhāṣiṇī tadā sā maṃdaraṃ parvatarājakanyā | jagmustadā tena pathā ca parvatā yathāgatenāpi vicakṣamāṇāḥ
Alors, s’entretenant avec sa mère, ainsi qu’avec Himālaya et Menā, la fille du Roi des Montagnes, au langage mesuré, se mit en route vers Mandara ; et les montagnes suivirent ce même chemin, la regardant tandis qu’elle s’éloignait.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Mandara (Mandara-parvata)
Type: peak
Listener: Sages/pilgrim audience
Scene: Pārvatī, soft-spoken, converses with her mother Menā and father Himālaya, then departs toward Mandara; surrounding mountains seem to ‘move’ or accompany her, watching her path like living witnesses.
FAQs
Spiritual destiny is supported by the cosmos itself—Pārvatī’s dharmic resolve is mirrored by sacred geography responding to her journey.
Mandara and the Himalayan mountain-world are highlighted as sanctified landscapes within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s tīrtha-geography.
None directly; the verse describes a sacred departure and movement toward a mountain associated with tapas.