Kula-parvata

Kula-parvata · kula-parvata, “the chief mountain”

Grammar: masculine noun; a compound of kula (family, chief) and parvata (a mountain).

Meaning: a chief mountain, one of the great ranges.

In the scriptures: in a rite of the Brahma Parva, after the devatās of the quarters and the limbs of the Veda, one offers pūjā with faith to Garuḍa, the nāgas, the devas, the ṛshis, the kula-parvatas and all who bear those tejas (Brahma Parva, Chapter 17).

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 17