Himavat  Himavat (Sanskrit: हिमवत्, lit. "frosty") or Himavant (Sanskrit: हिमावन्त, lit. "icy)" or Himavān (Sanskrit: हिमवान्, 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 and Parvati, the wife of Shiva. His wife and queen consort is Vedic Menavati, the daughter of Mount Meru. The sacred text of "Devi Gita", which is found in the last nine chapters (31-40) of the seventh "skandha" of Devi-Bhagavata Purana, 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".