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Parvati (Sanskrit/Hindi
Parvati), sometimes spelled as Parvathi and Parvathy, is a goddess
in Hinduism She is also the benevolent aspect, or representation
of Shakti or Durga. Her other names include Uma, Dakshayani, Gauri
and many hundreds of others; the Lalita sahasranama contains an
authoritative listing. She is known as 'the daughter of the mountain'.
Parvata is Sanskrit for "mountain".
Parvati is the second consort of Shiva,
the Hindu God of destruction and rejuvination. She becamse his consort
after Sati died. She is the mother of Karttikeya and Ganesha. Parvati's
parents are Himavat, the personification of the mountain Himalaya,
and the apsara Mena.
Goddess Parvati symbolises power. It
is said in the Saundarya Lahiri, a famous literary work on the Goddess,
that She is the source of all power in this Universe and that because
of Her, Lord Shiva gets all His powers. She is occasionally depicted
as half of Lord Shiva. |
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