Pārvatī
[ pahr-vuh-tee ]
/ ˈpɑr və ti /
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noun Hinduism.
the wife of Shiva and the benevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
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Parvati
/ (ˈpʌrvətɪ) /
noun
Hinduism goddess consort of the god Siva, associated with mountains
Word Origin for Parvati
from Sanskrit: the mountain-dwelling one
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