Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 61, Shloka 16
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
तेनानुलिप्तपादोऽथ स द्विजो द्विजसत्तम ।
हिमवन्तमगाद् द्रष्टुं नानाप्रस्रवणान्वितम् ॥
tenānulipta-pādo ’tha sa dvijo dvija-sattama |
himavantam agād draṣṭuṁ nānā-prasravaṇānvitam ||
Pagkaraan, nang mapahiran ang kanyang mga paa, ang brahmana ay nagtungo upang masilayan ang Himavat—ang Himalaya—na pinalalamutian ng maraming talon, O pinakamainam sa mga dalawang-ulit na isinilang.
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FAQs
The narrative valorizes darśana of sacred landscapes; the Himalaya functions as a paradigmatic tīrtha-region and locus of austerity traditions.
Ākhyāna with tīrtha/geographical description; not genealogical or manvantara enumeration.
Himavat, ‘the snowy one,’ can symbolize the cool, clarified mind; ‘many waterfalls’ evokes abundant inner currents released when obstructions are removed.