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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, and Parvati, the wife of Shiva. His wife and queen consort is Vedic Minavati, the daughter of Mount Meru.〔Wilkins, p. 287〕 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. It deals with the universal form of the Devi, meditations on the major texts of Upanishads, ''ashtanga-yoga'', the yogas of ''jnana'', ''karma'' and ''bhakti'', locations of the temples dedicated to the Devi and the rituals pertaining to her worship. His story also finds mention in Brahmanda Purana and Kena Upanishad.〔''Kena Upanisad'', III.11-IV.3, cited in Müller and in Sarma, pp. ''xxix-xxx''.〕 == References == 〔 * *''Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend'' (ISBN 0-500-51088-1) by Anna Dallapiccola. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Himavat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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