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Shiva Purana

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अहं विष्णुश्च शक्रश्च निर्जरा मुनयोऽखिलाः ॥ हर्षिता ह्यभवंश्चाति प्रफुल्लवदनाम्बुजाः ॥ ४६ ॥

Viṣṇu, Indra, I and the gods were delighted, with the faces beaming like full blown lotuses.

english translation

अथ शैलवरस्सोदात्सुप्रसन्नो हिमाचलः ॥ शिवाय कन्यादानस्य साङ्गतां सुयथोचिताम् ॥ ४७ ॥

Then the gleeful lord of mountains gave the ancillary articles of present to Śiva in a fitting manner.

english translation

ततो वन्धुजनास्तस्य शिवां सम्पूज्य भक्तितः ॥ ददुश्शिवाय सद्द्रव्यं नानाविधिविधानतः ॥ ४८ ॥

Then his kinsmen worshipped Śiva with devotion and gave Pārvatī and monetary presents to Śiva in accordance with the various injunctions of the Śāstras.

english translation

हिमालयस्तुष्टमनाः पार्वतीशि वप्रीतये ॥ नानाविधानि द्रव्याणि ददौ तत्र मुनीश्वर ॥४९॥

O excellent sage, in order to please Śiva and Pārvatī, the delighted Himavat presented many gifts of articles.

english translation

कौतुकानि ददौ तस्मै रत्नानि विविधानि च ॥ चारुरत्नविकाराणि पात्राणि विविधानि च ॥ 2-3-48-५० ॥

He gave to Śiva some articles as dowry. Different kinds of gems and gemset vessels were given to him.

english translation