Himavat

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.