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
เหล่าเทพประทานเมนาแก่ภูเขาหิมวานผู้ห่มหิมะ ครั้นหิมวานได้เมนาด้วยพระกรุณาแห่งเทพแล้วก็ยินดี และเสพสันถวไมตรีกับนางตามปรารถนา
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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).