Devi Parvati is the goddess of power, nourishment and motherhood. She along with Devi Lakshmi ( Goddess of Wealth ) and Devi Saraswati ( Goddess of Knowledge ) forms a trio which is named as Tridevi .
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It is believed Devi parvati is source of energy of this whole world. She is considered as mother of this universe who nourishes all living beings on this earth so she is also known as Devi Annapurna. Devi Parvati is known as Durga when she slays demons in her warrior form. Devi parvati also known by various other names like Uma, Gauri , Girijia, Shailja, Shailputri and many more.
In her previous birth she was born as Devi Sati who turned herself into ashes with her own energy. Devi Parvati is described as a woman who is gentle, polite in nature but she is bad at the same time for the demons as she slays them in her warrior forms. She is Wife of Lord Shiva and mother of Lord Ganesha, Lord Karitkeya and Devi Ashoksundari.
Different names of Devi Parvati :
Various names of Devi Parvati are - Durga, Shivapriya, Shiva, Chaturbhuja, Brahmacharini, Vijaya ,Kali, Shailaputri , Bhadarakali, Gauri, Amba , Ambika, Sharda, Skandamata, katyayeni, Aparna, Bhavya, karaali, Maheshvari, and many more.
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Parents :
Parents of Devi parvati are Himavat or Himavan - King of Mountains and Devi Mainavati.
Consort :
Husband of Devi parvati is Lord Shiva- God of Destruction.
Childrens :
Devi Parvati is mother of Lord Kartikeya- God of war and commander of gods, Lord Ganesha- God of Wisdom and Devi Ashoksundari ( in south she is worshipped as Bala Tripurasundari) .
Siblings :
Devi Ganga is sister of Devi Parvati and it is believed that Lord Vishnu is brother of Devi Parvati.
Weapons :
Weapons of Devi Parvati is Sword, Bow, Trident in her fierce forms.
Mount :
Mount of Devi Parvati is Lion but in some avatars she also rides a bull and tiger.
Stories :
Some stories related to Devi Parvati are as follows :
Birth of Devi Parvati :
It is believed Lord Brahma was impressed by Himavan or Himavat who was the king of mountains as he offers regular prayer of Gods and Goddesses and he was great devotee of Lord Vishnu. So, Lord Brahma gave Himavan's wife a boon to have a wonderful girl child . He likewise exhorted that many individuals would know her Parvati.
That very night, Mainavati had a dream that she met Adi Shakti- Supreme Goddess, and Adi Shakti said to her that she would be reawakened for the world and be a go-between. Then in her dream, Adi Shakti transformed into light and entered Mainvati's belly .
Devi Parvati was shrouded in Chhaya (shadow) at the hour of birth and was exceptionally delightful. She was extremely beautiful and cheerful. Even gods were very delighted to see her. When she got young she started doing prayer of Lord Shiva as she wants to marry Lord Shiva.
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Marriage of Devi Parvati and Bhagwan Shiva:
Devi Parvati was very eager to marry Lord Shiva. Every one of the divine beings were additionally of the very assessment that Devi Parvati, the mountain princess, ought to be hitched to Lord Shiva. The deities sent Kamadeva- God of Love to help Devi Parvati.
Be that as it may, Lord Shiva consumed him with his third eye in Anger . But Devi Parvati had concluded that if she could marry then he would be only Mahadev Shivshankar. To make Bhagwan Shiva her husband, Devi Parvati began an exceptionally extreme penance.
Because of her penance, there was an outcry all over the world . The base of the large mountains started to shudder. Seeing this, Lord Shiva woke up and in a polite way said Devi Parvati to marry a prosperous ruler.Lord Shiva also told her that living with a parsimonious is difficult.
But Devi Parvati was unyielding and she had clarified that she would marry Lord Shiva only . Seeing this demand of Devi Parvati, Lord Shiva get dissolved and consented to marry her.
Lord Shiva felt that Devi Parvati was just about as stubborn as him, so this pair would be great. The wedding arrangements began going all out. But the issue was that Lord Shiva was a asetic and god of gods and there was no one in his family because he is unborn.
But the belief was that a groom has to go with his family and ask for the hand of the bride. Presently experiencing the same thing, Lord Shiva chose to take Dakinis, phantoms and witches alongside him.
Being a asetic, Lord Shiva didn't know about how to get ready for marriage. So his maidens and witches decorated them with ashes and garlanded him with bones. The wedding procession of Lord Shiva was grand. Ghosts, ghouls and Ganas of Lord Shiva was dancing in that wedding procession.
When this extraordinary wedding procession of Lord Shiva arrived at Devi Parvati's entryway, all deities were staggered. The ladies remaining there additionally ran away in fear. Devi Parvati's mother Devi Mainavati couldn't acknowledge Lord Shiva in this bizarre structure and she wouldn't give her girl's hand.
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Seeing everything going on disintegrating, Devi Parvati appealed to Lord Shiva that he had to became ready like a groom of wedding . Lord Shiva acknowledged her request and requested all deities to delightfully to make him ready for his wedding procession.
Hearing this, all deities got the ball rolling and begun setting him up. Bhagwan Shiva was washed with divine water and enriched with silk blossoms. Instantly, Bholenath began looking more delightful and handsome and his decency was in any event, beating the radiance of the moon.
When Lord Shiva appeared in this heavenly form in front of Devi Parvati's mom. She quickly acknowledged him and the wedding started within the sight of Brahma. Mother Parvati and Bhagwan Shiva garlanded one another and this marriage was completed on a happy note.
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