Seeing his own condition, that mighty mountain, gladdening my heart, addressed me with the sweet speech, 'O son, know me for your uncle. I am a friend to the Wind, famed as Maināka, and living in the great deep. Formerly all the foremost mountains were furnished with wings.
व्यवसायं च तं बुद्ध्वा स होवाच महागिरिः॥ पुत्रेति मधुरां वाणीं मनः प्रह्लादयन्निव। पितृव्यं चापि मां विद्धि सखायं मातरिश्वनः॥ मैनाकमिति विख्यातं निवसन्तं महोदधौ। पक्षवन्तः पुरा तत्र बभूवुः पर्वतोत्तमाः॥