Deity

Parvati

पार्वतीPārvatī

verses
9,626
books
28
chapters
1,986
Consort of
Shiva
Reborn from
Sati
Parent of
Ganesha

What the texts say

In the Shiva Purana, Parvati is the goddess Sati reborn as the daughter of Himalaya, and from then the name Parvati became renowned. Shiva Purana 2.2.1.44 Sati had been wedded to Shiva, and at her father's sacrifice she abandoned her body. Shiva Purana 2.16.41 Parvati resolves to win Shiva through tapas, or austerity. Shiva Purana 2.3.22.1 After Shiva burned Kama, the god of desire, she is consoled with the words that her Lord, the great yogi, is detached yet tenderly compassionate to his devotees. Shiva Purana 2.3.21.27, 2.3.21.11 Through abundant austerities she attains Shiva as her husband. Shiva Purana 2.2.24.8 She stations her son Ganesha at her doorway, staff in hand, as guardian while she bathes. Shiva Purana 2.4.13.30, 2.4.13.28 As Gauri, one of her names, she becomes Shiva's left half, Ardhanarishvara. Shiva Purana 2.2.43.40

Where to read

Every verse that names Parvati, book by book.

  1. Skanda Purana

    3,297 verses · 643 chapters

    All 3,297 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 1.1.34.6

      Apne beto ke saath, Ganesh, Skand aur baaki log. Girija ke saath woh rajya chalate the. Kisi dar ke bina ghoomte the.

    • 1.1.21.3

      Mahesh tap mein laga tha. Himalaya samajhdar the, woh Parvati ko le ke aaye. Unhe Mahesh ke paas jaana tha.

    • 1.2.25.7

      Isliye Bhagwan ne uss ahankari ko jala diya. Jab woh jala, toh Parvati bhi sharm se paani-paani ho gayi.

  2. Shiva Purana

    3,137 verses · 340 chapters

    All 3,137 verses in the Shiva Purana
    • 2.3.26.8

      Parvati ne poochha, tum kaun ho aur kahan se aaye ho? Tum brahmachari bana hua ho aur is jungle mein chamak rahe ho. Tum ved ke bade gyata mein se ho, batao toh sahi.

    • 2.3.27.1

      Parvati boli, suno brahmin, jatawale rishi. Meri poori kahani suno. Jo main aaj tumhe dosti mein bata rahi hoon, woh sach hai. Bilkul waisa hi hai, kuch aur nahi.

    • 2.3.28.1

      Parvati ne kaha, "Mujhe itna hi pata tha ki koi aur aaya hai yahan. Ab sab clear ho gaya. Tum koi ordinary nahi ho, tumhe maar paana mushkil hai.

  3. Padma Purana

    884 verses · 230 chapters

    All 884 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 1.43.70

      Devi, jab Uma apna vrat poora karegi, tab woh apna purana roop wapas paayegi. Phir se parvat ki beti ban jaayegi.

    • 1.44.3

      Yeh sunke Parvati gusse mein aa gayi. Usne Shiv ko jawaab diya bina dare. Uski aankhen laal ho gayi thi gusse se. Uska chehra bhi badal gaya tha.

    • 1.22.63

      Ab main woh baat bataunga. Jo duniya mein sukh de aur mukti bhi de. Gauri ne kaha. Devon ke Swami, Savitri ne shrap diya hai. Mere upar bhi aur Lakshmi ke upar bhi.

  4. Linga Purana

    344 verses · 89 chapters

    All 344 verses in the Linga Purana
    • 1.92.5

      Purane time ki baat hai. Shankar bhagwan ki shaadi hui Parvati ke saath. Himalaya ke upar se woh aaye the, unke saath unki poora team thi.

    • 1.102.1

      Yeh Linga Purana ka 102va adhyay hai. Iska naam hai Kama ka jalana. Suta ne kaha ki Parvati ne bahut tap kiya. Brahma ne bhi Shiv se kaha. Tab Shiv bhagwan khush ho gaye.

    • 1.85.1

      Toh yeh tha Linga Purana mein Uma-Maheshwar vrat ka adhyay. Suta ne kaha ki har vrat mein pehle bhagwan ki puja karni chahiye. Phir pandit log panch akshar ka mantra padhein, vidhi ke hisaab se.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Parvati matters most.

  1. पार्वत्याः तपः-परीक्षा (Śiva Tests Pārvatī’s Austerity)

    Shiva Purana 2.3.26 · 40 verses

    Tapasvinī heroine whose inner firmness (niścaya), discernment…

  2. Pārvatī’s Vow of Truth and the Dialogue on Her Tapas

    Shiva Purana 2.3.27 · 27 verses

    Primary speaker and sādhikā

  3. Pārvatī’s Discourse: Establishing Śiva as Parabrahman

    Shiva Purana 2.3.28 · 25 verses

    Sole speaker and theological expositor

  4. Devī’s Wrath and the Manifestation of the Śaktis

    Shiva Purana 2.4.17 · 22 verses

    Central agent of transformation: grief-to-wrath escalation…

  5. Deliberation on the Marriages of Gaṇeśa and Ṣaṇmukha

    Shiva Purana 2.4.19 · 18 verses

    Mother embodying vātsalya and auspicious discernment

  6. Nārada’s Vision of Kailāsa and the Dice-Play Dispute

    Skanda Purana 1.1.34 · 76 verses

  7. Himavān’s Darśana of Śiva, Kāma’s Burning, and Pārvatī’s Intensified Tapas (Apārṇā Episode)

    Skanda Purana 1.1.21 · 65 verses

  8. Pārvatī’s Austerity, Śiva’s Brahmacārin Test, and the Svayaṃvara Episode

    Skanda Purana 1.2.25 · 62 verses

  9. Permission for Girijā’s Austerities

    Shiva Purana 2.3.22 · 56 verses

    Central aspirant

  10. Pārvatī’s Tapas, Māyā-Discernment, and Skanda’s Investiture

    Skanda Purana 1.2.29 · 52 verses

Key episodes

  1. Rama and Sita in the Flower Garden (Pushpavatika)

    Ramcharitmanas 1.23-1.24

  2. Shiva Burns Kama

    Shiva Purana 2.3.17-2.3.21

  3. Parvati's Austerity to Win Shiva

    Shiva Purana 2.3.22-2.3.29

  4. The Birth of Kartikeya and the Slaying of Taraka

    Shiva Purana 2.4.1-2.4.12

  5. The Birth of Ganesha and His Elephant Head

    Shiva Purana 2.4.13-2.4.18

  6. Ganesha and Kartikeya Race Around the World

    Shiva Purana 2.4.19-2.4.20

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