Shloka 13
Adhyaya 52 — The Manifestation of Nilalohita (Rudra) and the Allocation of His Names, Abodes, Consorts, and Lineages
हिमवद्दुहिता साभून्मेनायां द्विजसत्तम ।
तस्या भ्राता तु मैनाकः सखाम्भोधेरनुत्तमः ॥
himavadduhitā sābhūn menāyāṃ dvijasattama | tasyā bhrātā tu mainākaḥ sakhāmbhodher anuttamaḥ ||
हे द्विजश्रेष्ठ, सा मेनायाः प्रसूता हिमवत्पुत्री बभूव; तस्या भ्राता मैनाकः समुद्रस्य अनुपमः सखा आसीत्।
FAQs
The Purāṇic worldview ties cosmic order to family-line continuity: even after rupture (Satī’s departure), dharma is restored through re-manifestation in a fitting lineage (Himavat–Menā).
Vaṁśa/Vaṁśānucarita: identification of divine-mythic kinship relations (Himavat, Menā, Maināka).
Mountains and ocean are cosmic symbols: stability (parvata) and depth (sāgara). Śakti’s birth from Himavat suggests her grounding in tapas (austere steadiness) before reuniting with Śiva.