Himavat
Himavat King of Mountains and Snow Himalayas Affiliation Raja Abode Himalayas Personal information Consort Minavati Children Ganga Parvati Ragini Parents Brahma (father) Siblings Jambavan (Brother) Himavat (Sanskrit: हिमवत्, lit. frosty ) or Himavant (Sanskrit: हिमावन्त, lit. icy) or Himavana (Sanskrit: हिमवान, lit. snowy ) or Himaraja (Sanskrit: हिमराज, lit. king of snow ) or Parvateshwara (Sanskrit: पर्वतेश्वर, lit. lord of mountains ) is a personification of the Himalayan mountains, which are also known as the Himavat Mountains. He was the ruler of the Himalaya Kingdom of Ancient India, which finds mention in the epic Mahabharata . Himavat fathered Ganga the river goddess, as well as Ragini [1] and Parvati, the wife of Shiva. His wife and queen consort is Vedic Minavati, the daughter of Mount Meru. [2] The sacred text of Devi Gita, which is found in the last nine chapters (31-40) of the seventh skandha of Devi Bhagawatam, is a dialogue between Parvati and her father Himavat....