स गत्वा हिमवत्पार्श्वं किन्नरोरगसेवितम्। महादेवप्रसादार्थं तपस्तेपे महातपा:।।1.55.12।।
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English Translation
महातपा: mighty ascetic, स: he, किन्नरोरगसेवितम् inhabited by kinnaras and urgas, हिमवत्पार्श्वं on the slopes of Himavat mountain, गत्वा having gone, महादेवप्रसादार्थम् with a view to propitiate lord Mahadeva, तप: austerities, तेपे performed.
English Commentary
Mighty ascetic Viswamitra, reached the slopes of the Himavat mountain inhabited by kinnaras and uragas (serpents) and performed austerities in order to propitiate lord Mahadeva.