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  • Pārvatī
    Pārvatī
    noun
    the wife of Shiva and the benevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
  • Parvati
    Parvati
    noun
    Hinduism goddess consort of the god Siva, associated with mountains

Pārvatī

American  
[pahr-vuh-tee] / ˈpɑr və ti /

noun

Hinduism.
  1. the wife of Shiva and the benevolent form of the Mother Goddess.


Parvati British  
/ ˈpʌrvətɪ /

noun

  1. Hinduism goddess consort of the god Siva, associated with mountains

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Parvati

from Sanskrit: the mountain-dwelling one

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Hindus regard Kailash as the abode of deities Shiva and Parvati, while Tibetan Buddhists associate it with Mount Meru, which they say is the centre of the universe.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

In an 1803 etching and aquatint with watercolor by Thomas Daniell, we see Gangaram absorbed in sketching wall reliefs of Shiva and Parvati from a rock-cut cave at Ellora.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

And a string of newcomers have been cast as Hogwarts students - Leo Earley as Seamus Finnigan, Alessia Leoni as Parvati Patil, and Sienna Moosah as Lavender Brown.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2025

Displaced Parvati heads back to the palmy beach village of her youth, Prabha and Anu tagging along with her things.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 15, 2024

Parvati and Lavender quivered with excitement, their faces lit by the milky glow of their crystal ball.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

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