SB 4.10.5

TEXT 5

TEXT

गत्वोदीचीं दिशं राजा रुद्रानुचरसेविताम् ।
ददर्श हिमवद्द्रोण्यां पुरीं गुह्यकसङ्कुलाम् ॥ ५ ॥

gatvodicim disam raja

rudranucara-sevitam

dadarsa himavad-dronyam

purim guhyaka-saṅkulam

gatva-going; udicim-northern; disam-direction; raja-King Dhruva; rudra-anucara-by followers of Rudra, Lord Siva; sevitam-inhabited; dadarsa-saw; himavat-Himalayan; dronyam-in a valley; purim-a city; guhyaka-ghostly persons; saṅkulam-full of.

TRANSLATION

Dhruva Maharaja went to the northern direction of the Himalayan range. In a valley he saw a city that was full of ghostly persons who were followers of Lord Siva.

PURPORT

In this verse it is stated that the Yaksas are more or less devotees of Lord Siva. By this indication the Yaksas may be taken to be the Himalayan tribes like the Tibetans.