Himavat

Himavat
Personification of the Himalayas
The Himalayas mountains
Devanagariहिमवत्
AbodeHimalayas
Personal information
Parents
SiblingsJambavan, Narada
ConsortMenā
ChildrenGanga
Parvati
Mainaka
Krauñja[1]

Himavat (Sanskrit: हिमवत्, lit. frosty) is the personification of the Himalayan mountains in Hinduism. He is the guardian deity of the Himalayas, and finds mention in the epic Mahabharata and other Hindu scriptures.[2]

  1. ^ https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/himavan
  2. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2017-03-08). "Himavat: 15 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-10-21.

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