Deity · Ramcharitmanas
Parvati in the Ramcharitmanas
पार्वतीNamed in 286 verses
Speaks in 103 verses
In this book
Key chapters
The chapters where Parvati matters most.
सोपान-प्रवेश: ‘भक्ति का जन्म’, चित्त का संस्कार, दृष्टि का शुद्धीकरण, और रूप-माधुर्य के द्वारा सगुण ब्रह्म में मन का स्थिरीकरण। इस काण्ड में कथा-श्रवण स्वयं साधना बनता है: बाल-लीला और मिथिला-लीला ‘आकर्
भक्ति का जन्म-चरण: जिज्ञासा (प्रश्न) से श्रद्धा, फिर श्रद्धा से शरणागति। बालकाण्ड ‘सोपान’ में साधक को ‘कथा-प्रवेश’ का अधिकार देता है, जहाँ अहं-रहित प्रश्न (उमा) और कृपा-समाधान (शंकर) से मानस-सर में प्र
सोपान-प्रवेश: ‘दर्शन’ से ‘आसक्ति’ और ‘श्रद्धा’ से ‘वर-निश्चय’ तक। बालकाण्ड में भक्ति का जन्म ‘श्रवण-कीर्तन’ से नहीं, ‘साक्षात् रूप-दर्शन’ से भी होता है, नगर-नारी, बालक, मुनि-पत्नी, सबके हृदय में राम-रू
सोपान-प्रवेश: ‘श्रद्धा-विश्वास’ की देहरी पर खड़े होकर साधक गुरु-वंदना, सत्संग-महिमा, और राम-नाम/राम-गुण के प्रति अनुराग से ‘मानस’ में अवगाहन करता है। यह काण्ड जन्म-कथा से पहले ‘भक्ति की जन्मभूमि’ बनात
The first sopāna (step) where bhakti is born through śravaṇa-darśana: the seeker’s heart is trained to recognize divinity hidden in apparent childhood, humility, and ‘play’ (kautuka). In this passage,
राज्याभिषेक-उपरांत ‘धर्म-स्थापन’ और ‘भक्ति-स्थैर्य’ का सोपान: साधक के भीतर राम-राज्य (अन्तःकरण-राज्य) की प्रतिष्ठा, जहाँ सेवा, सत्संग, और नाम-स्मरण जीवन-व्यवस्था बनते हैं। यह चरण ‘फल-श्रुति’ द्वारा पा
Key episodes
Rama and Sita in the Flower Garden (Pushpavatika)
Ramcharitmanas 1.23-1.24
Every verse that names Parvati
286 verses
- 1.1.1
I bow to Vani and Vinayaka, the creators of letters, of the hosts of meanings, of the poetic sentiments and of metres, and the makers of all that is auspicious. I bow to Bhavani and Shankara, who are faith and trust embodied, without whom…
- 1.2.31
Again I bow to Sarada, the goddess of speech, and to the Ganges, the river of the gods: the two are alike holy, and their deeds are lovely. One takes away sin by bathing and drinking, the other takes away ignorance by being told and heard.…
- 1.2.32
If, whether in dream or in waking truth, Shiva and Gauri show their favor to me, then let everything I have said come true, and let my verse in the common tongue have its power.
- 1.2.39
I bow to the name of Rama, the best of the Raghus, which is the source of fire, of the sun and of the moon. It is the very being of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, the life-breath of the Vedas; it is without attributes and without equal, a…
- 1.3.43
The name and the one named seem alike when understood; the love between them is mutual, and the Lord follows after the name. Name and form are two attributes of the Lord, both beyond telling and without beginning; they can be grasped only…
- 1.3.53
By the grace of the Name, Shambhu is imperishable; though his trappings are inauspicious, he is a very mine of auspiciousness. Shuka, Sanaka and the other sons of Brahma, the Siddhas, sages and yogis, by the grace of the Name enjoy the…
- 1.4.66
In the manner in which Bhavani put her questions, and in the way Shankara explained and answered them, all of that, with its reasons, I shall sing, composing the tale in a wondrous and varied narrative. Let anyone who has never heard this…
- 1.4.71
How this Manas came to be what it is, in what manner it was made, and for what reason it spread through the world: all that story I will now tell, remembering Uma and the Bull-bannered Lord, Shiva.
- 1.5.79
The lovely Sarayu of Rama's fair renown goes and joins the heavenly river, the Ganges of devotion to Rama. The pure glory of Rama and his brothers in battle is the beautiful great river Son, which has joined them. Between the two rivers…
- 1.5.84
Their glances, their speech, their meetings, their love and laughter with one another, and the fine brotherly affection of the four brothers: these are the sweetness and the sweet fragrance of the water.
- 1.5.86
According to my understanding I have reckoned up the virtues of this excellent water, and having bathed my mind in it, I remember Bhavani and Shankara, and the poet tells a delightful tale. Now, holding in my heart the lotus feet of the…
- 1.5.93
Tell me that story at length, my lord, so that my great delusion may be dispelled. Yajnavalkya said with a smile: "The greatness of the Lord of the Raghus is well known to you. You are a devotee of Rama in mind, deed and speech; I have…
- 1.5.95
Once, in the Treta age, Shambhu went to the sage Agastya, the pitcher-born. With him went Sati, Bhavani, the mother of the world. The sage worshipped them, knowing them to be the lords of all the universe. The chief of sages narrated the…
- 1.5.96
As he went, Shiva pondered in his heart how he might obtain a sight of the Lord. The Lord has taken birth in a hidden form; if I go to him, everyone will come to know who he is. Great agitation filled Shankara's heart, yet Sati did not…
- 1.5.97
Ravana had asked that his death come at the hands of a man, and the Lord wished to make the word of Brahma true. "If I do not go, there will be regret." Thinking it over, Shiva could find no way out of his difficulty. In this way the Lord…
- 1.6.99
At that moment Shambhu saw Rama, and a very great joy arose in his heart. He gazed with full eyes upon that ocean of beauty, but judging it an unfitting time, he did not make himself known. "Victory to you, Being, Knowledge and Bliss…
- 1.6.101
Vishnu, who took a human body for the good of the gods, is all-knowing, just as Shiva, the destroyer of Tripura, is. Would he, the abode of wisdom, the lord of Lakshmi and foe of the demons, go searching like an ignorant man for his wife?…
- 1.6.103
Although Shiva spoke to her many times, his counsel did not take hold in her heart. Then Mahesha, knowing in his mind the power of Hari's maya, smiled and spoke.
- 1.6.107
Hearing Rama's gentle words, so deep in their hidden meaning, Sati was overcome with great embarrassment. Full of fear, she set out toward Mahesha, with deep anxiety in her heart.
- 1.6.108
"I did not heed Shankara's words, and I imputed my own ignorance to Rama. What answer shall I give when I go back?" A terrible burning pain arose in her heart. Rama knew that Sati had been grieved, and he revealed to her something of his…