Parvati

Parvati

English

Parvati feeding baby Ganesha. Watercolor on paper (ca. 1820)

Alternative forms

• Parvathi
• Parvathy

Etymology

From Sanskrit पार्वती (Pārvatī).

Proper noun

Parvati

1. (Hinduism) A Hindu goddess, the goddess of love, devotion and power; nominally the second consort of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and rejuvenation.
2. A female given name used in India.

Translations

Hindu goddess

Czech: Párvatí f Hindi: गौर (hi) f (gaur) Marathi: पार्वती f (pārvatī)

Sanskrit: पार्वती (sa) f (pārvatī) Telugu: పార్వతి (te) (pārvati) Urdu: گور‎ f

Further reading

• Parvati on Wikipedia.Wikipedia