Goddess Parvati is also known as Shakti, who is also known an incarnation of Lord Shiva's first consort Goddess Sati, After Sati's death on the request of all the gods in the heaven , she took an incarnation of parvati to marry Lord Shiva again.
People belive that Goddess Parvati is one of the many forms of Shakti's, people refer her to be the sister of Maa Saraswati, Maa Kali, Maa Durga, Maa Lakshmi and many other forms of Goddess 'Shakti'.
As Goddess Parvati was born to the king of Himalayas(Himavat), Her name also resembles mountain, The word 'Parvati' is derived from sanskrit 'parvat' meaning Mountain. Which also suggests that she is the daughter of Himavat who is the king of Himalayas and mountains. She also has many names like Lalita, Uma, Gauri, Durga, Kali, Haimavati etc.
To marry Lord Shiva Parvati did a lot of hard work with devotion to win the love of Lord Shiva. She even performed a penance day and night without food and water and won Lord Shiva's love. Lord Ganesha and Lord Kartikay are her two sons Goddess Parvati is also being called Amba and Ambika, who refers as the mother of the Universe.
As Goddess Parvati was born to the king of Himalayas(Himavat), Her name also resembles mountain, The word 'Parvati' is derived from sanskrit 'parvat' meaning Mountain. Which also suggests that she is the daughter of Himavat who is the king of Himalayas and mountains. She also has many names like Lalita, Uma, Gauri, Durga, Kali, Haimavati etc.
To marry Lord Shiva Parvati did a lot of hard work with devotion to win the love of Lord Shiva. She even performed a penance day and night without food and water and won Lord Shiva's love. Lord Ganesha and Lord Kartikay are her two sons Goddess Parvati is also being called Amba and Ambika, who refers as the mother of the Universe.
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