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Parvati (Sanskrit/Hindi पार्वती Pārvatī), 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 Menā.
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.
| Hinduism | Hindu mythology | Itihasa | [image] |
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| Male Deities: Brahma | Vishnu | Shiva | Rama | Krishna | Ganesha | Indra | Lakshman | Hanuman | |
| Female Deities: Gayatri | Lakshmi | Sarasvati | Durga | Devi | Sita | Radha | Kali | Parvati | Shakti | |
| Texts: Vedas | Puranas | Ramayana | Mahabharata |