Pārvatī

[pahr-vuh-tee]

noun Hinduism.

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

Compare Kālī.

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Historical Examples of parvati

She told him that she was not a human being but a goddess, an incarnation of Parvati.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India
Edgar Thurston
Parvati shares adoration with Siva, Lakshmi with Vishnu, and so on.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India
Edgar Thurston
By the side of the pot representing Siva and Parvati, a mirror is placed.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India
Edgar Thurston
They had called her Parvati, which is the name of a Goddess.
The Memoirs of a White Elephant
Judith Gautier
All at once she rose, took Parvati in her arms, and held her out towards me.
The Memoirs of a White Elephant
Judith Gautier

British Dictionary definitions for parvati

Parvati

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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