Who is sati and parvati

Are Sati and Parvati the same person? There are many different versions of this story. While many versions argue that Parvati is a reincarnation of Sati and so, Lord Shiva has only ever had one wife: the Goddess Sati.

Others will argue that the goddess Parvati in her own right surpassed the rigorous tapasya that Sati had performed and so has the right to be called his second wife, a strong independent entity different from Sati. Many believe that Lord Shiva always had two wives. If we go into the writings about Lord Shiva, the stories that are expounded in these sacred texts talk of Sati, the first consort of Lord Shiva.

While there are many stories about why the goddess agreed to take human form, the most popular one says that Sati the goddess was asked by Brahma to take a human form so that she could bring Lord Shiva out of his ascetic life and into one of wedlock. Brahma wanted to tame the wild god and bring his crazy antics under control.

What better way to do that than to get him married! When Sati was born, she was born to the great king Daksha, a renowned king and one of the Manas Putras of Brahma. In fact, Daksha was the chief of all of Brahmas human sons who were also known as Prajapatis. Ever since Sati was born, Daksha wanted her to marry a great king or prince, one that would help form a great alliance between the two families as well as provide his beautiful daughter with all the luxury and comfort she could ever want.

Ever since Sati was born, all she ever thought about was Lord Shiva. She loved all the tales, hymns, chants and songs about Lord Shiva, and everyday she would clamor to know more. As a young girl she even knew the stotras of Lord Shiva by heart.

Every day she would pray to the great lord so that he would accept her. As Sati grew older, her beauty grew with her. Her father Daksha invited kings and princes from all over to seek her hand in marriage. Sati however, who was so besotted with the Mahadeva, that she refused every suitor till her father was frustrated and furious.

Panache Tech and Gadgets. Panache People City Life. ET Magazine. Rate Story. Font Size Abc Small. Abc Medium. Abc Large. According to the Shiva Puran, Daksha-Prajapati sought worthy grooms for his many daughters, men of substance, gods who helped life on earth, like Indra, the rain-god or Agni, the fire-god.

Upset that his daughter had married against his will, and that too to a person so unconventional, he broke all relations with her.

When he decided to perform a grand yagna, he invited all his daughters and sons-inlaw to the ceremony, but not Shiva and Sati. ETPrime stories of the day Under the lens NFRA member under lens for audit gaps in fraud-hit firm; cloud over selection process for regulatory posts.

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