Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1
लोमश उवाच । अथ ते पर्वतश्रेष्ठा मेर्वाद्या जातसंभ्रमाः । ऊचुस्ते चैकपद्येन हिमवंतं महागिरिम्
lomaśa uvāca | atha te parvataśreṣṭhā mervādyā jātasaṃbhramāḥ | ūcuste caikapadyena himavaṃtaṃ mahāgirim
Lomaśa berkata: Kemudian gunung-gunung yang utama—bermula dengan Meru—menjadi teruja, lalu berkata dengan ringkas kepada gunung agung Himavat.
Lomaśa (explicit)
Scene: A mythic council of mountains—Meru and other peak-deities—animated and radiant, turning toward the personified Himavat, delivering a concise message; the scene blends geology with divinity.
FAQs
Sacred geography becomes a living assembly: even mountains participate in proclaiming and transmitting divine greatness.
The Kedāra-Himalayan region, with Himavat central to the Mahātmya’s sacred setting.
None; it introduces a new conversational movement in the narrative.