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Parvati

Parvati

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A Hindu mother goddess who is Shiva's wife and gives wealth and family happiness
  • proper noun
  • Literature
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  • Ganesh, the elephant-headed... risking his life to defend the honor of his mother, Parvati.
  • Parvati and Shiva
  • goddess Parvati

Examples

  • And I'm working on my thesis about the Goddess Parvati.

    Kamasutra Nights (2008)

  • In the Padma Purana, Shiva says to his wife Parvati:

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  • It's held to celebrate the birth of Murugan, the son of the gods Shiva and Parvati.

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  • For these reasons, Parvati was worshipped far and wide as the mother of the natural world and the essential counterpart to Shiva's powers of raw creation.

  • She is also known under various other names: Parvati, Sakti, Uma, Kali, and Sati.

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  • In Hinduism, Parvati is revered as the wife of Shiva and the goddess of abundance and fertility.

  • Devotees believe that Parvati brings prosperity and well-being to her followers.

  • Legends tell of Parvati's immense compassion and her role as a nurturing figure in the Hindu pantheon.

Synonyms

Uma
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A Hindu goddess who represents beauty, kindness, and motherly love

stresses material abundance and plenty rather than beauty or splendor
Shakti
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Sacred female energy in Hinduism that people see as Shiva's wife and creative power

is a specific benevolent figure associated especially with material plenty
Anapurna
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A Hindu goddess who gives food to people

is the same divine figure but known under a different standard name
Annapurna
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A Hindu goddess who gives food and helps people have enough to eat

focuses more broadly on abundance and plenty rather than only food

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Parvati comes from the Sanskrit name Pārvatī, which means 'daughter of the mountain' and comes from parvata 'mountain'. Because she is the mountain's daughter, people see her as a caring mother who brings family blessings and plenty, which is why Parvati is worshipped as a goddess of love, devotion and abundance.