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=== हिमवत्पर्यटनम् ॥ Visit to the Himavat Parvata ===

=== हिमवत्पर्यटनम् ॥ Visit to the Himavat Parvata ===

Once a Siddhapurusha visited Arunaspada after visiting many places on a long yatra. Seeing the Siddha who travelled far and wide at such a young age , Pravara expresses his heart's longing wish to visit the beautiful teerthas and kshetras of importance in the vast expanse of this earth, but due to his grhastha duties  he is unable to do so. He asks his to show the way to this overcome this predicament allowing him to go on a pilgrimage. The Siddha, who had some shaktis, lauded Pravara's commitment to grhastha dharmas and gives him a divya pada-lepanam (पादलेपः) or a medicinal herbal application to the feet which gives the power to travel anywhere in short time to any direction or place of his wish.  <blockquote>प्रादात् स ब्राह्मणश्चास्मै पादलेपमुदारधीः । अभिमन्त्रयामास दिशं तेनाख्याताञ्च यत्नतः॥६१.१५॥</blockquote>Delighted that his wish to undertake visits to divyakshetras of the Himalayas will be fulfilled, he completes all his duties towards his parents for the day, asks his wife, a pious lady to take care of Atithisatkara and with the permission of his family he started to see different lands of and teerthas, the beautiful forests, waterfalls and cities by travelling on the Akasha marga or the skies. With an intent to visit to the Himalayas, Pravara thinks he can return soon in time for his evening duties. <blockquote>सम्प्राप्तो हिमवत्पृष्ठं नातिश्रान्ततनुर्द्विज । विचचार ततस्तत्र तुहिनाचलभूतले॥६१.१८॥</blockquote><blockquote>पादाक्रान्तेन तस्याथ तुहिनेन विलीयता । प्रक्षालितः पादलेपः परमौषधिसम्भः॥६१.१९॥</blockquote>Without any strain, Pravara reaches Himalayas and was walking around, due to ice on the mountains, his medicinal application gets washed away. After walking around watching the beautiful mountains, the places where the Gandharvas, Kinnaras played, where devatas roamed about and celestial dancers sat on the mountain tops, he wished to go back to his home with an intent to return again to see the rest of the places.   

Once a Siddhapurusha visited Arunaspada after visiting many places on a long yatra. Seeing the Siddha who travelled far and wide at such a young age , Pravara expresses his heart's longing wish to visit the beautiful teerthas and kshetras of importance in the vast expanse of this earth, but due to his grhastha duties  he is unable to do so. He asks him to show the way to overcome this predicament allowing him to go on a pilgrimage. The Siddha, who had some shaktis, lauded Pravara's commitment to grhastha dharmas and gives him a divya pada-lepanam (पादलेपः) or a medicinal herbal application to the feet which gives the power to travel anywhere in short time to any direction or place of his wish.  <blockquote>प्रादात् स ब्राह्मणश्चास्मै पादलेपमुदारधीः । अभिमन्त्रयामास दिशं तेनाख्याताञ्च यत्नतः॥६१.१५॥</blockquote>Delighted that his wish to undertake visits to divyakshetras of the Himalayas will be fulfilled, he completes all his duties towards his parents for the day, asks his wife, a pious lady to take care of Atithisatkara and with the permission of his family he started to see different lands of and teerthas, the beautiful forests, waterfalls and cities by travelling on the Akasha marga or the skies. With an intent to visit to the Himalayas, Pravara thinks he can return soon in time for his evening duties. <blockquote>सम्प्राप्तो हिमवत्पृष्ठं नातिश्रान्ततनुर्द्विज । विचचार ततस्तत्र तुहिनाचलभूतले॥६१.१८॥</blockquote><blockquote>पादाक्रान्तेन तस्याथ तुहिनेन विलीयता । प्रक्षालितः पादलेपः परमौषधिसम्भः॥६१.१९॥</blockquote>Without any strain, Pravara reaches Himalayas and was walking around, due to ice on the mountains, his medicinal application gets washed away. After walking around watching the beautiful mountains, the places where the Gandharvas, Kinnaras played, where devatas roamed about and celestial dancers sat on the mountain tops, he wished to go back to his home with an intent to return again to see the rest of the places.   

However, once Pravara realised that the lepana got washed away in his walks and he cannot go back home. He started to think that all the Dharma and Karmanistha with which he performed his duties will not be in vain if he does not reach home in time. He was aware of the melodious music by the Kinnaras, the pleasant and sweet fragrances of the flowers, the soft soothing winds where all inviting him but being duty bound he wanted to seek any Tapasvi, to help him reach home.<ref name=":0">Singh. Dr Satyavrata (1985) Srimarkandeya-Mahapuranam, Part Two, (Chapters 46-93) Sitapur: Institute for Puranic and Vedic Studies and Research (Pages 181-205)</ref>  

However, once Pravara realised that the lepana got washed away in his walks and he cannot go back home. He started to think that all the Dharma and Karmanistha with which he performed his duties will not be in vain if he does not reach home in time. He was aware of the melodious music by the Kinnaras, the pleasant and sweet fragrances of the flowers, the soft soothing winds where all inviting him but being duty bound he wanted to seek any Tapasvi, to help him reach home.<ref name=":0">Singh. Dr Satyavrata (1985) Srimarkandeya-Mahapuranam, Part Two, (Chapters 46-93) Sitapur: Institute for Puranic and Vedic Studies and Research (Pages 181-205)</ref>