Parvati

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English

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

Etymology

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From Sanskrit पार्वती (Pārvatī).

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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 from Sanskrit used in India.

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