Shailaputri is a manifestation of the Hindu goddess, Durga and is one of the first Navadurga’s venerated during the first day of Navratri. She is also known as Sati, Bhavani, Parvati or Hemavati. She rides a bull and carries a trident and a lotus in her two hands.
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Shailaputri is a manifestation of the Hindu goddess, Durga and is one of the first Navadurga’s venerated during the first day of Navratri. She is also known as Sati, Bhavani, Parvati or Hemavati. The embodiment of the power of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, she rides a bull and carries a trident and a lotus in her two hands. She rides on mount Nandi and is the Adi parasakti, who was born in the house of King of Mountains “Parvat Raj Himalaya” The name “ShailAPutri” literally means the daughter of mountain. Variously known asSati Bhavini, Parati or Hemvati, the daughter of Himavat – the king of the Himalayas. In previous birth, she was daughter of Daksha, Sati. Once Daksha had organized a big Yagna and did not invite Shiva. But Sati being obstinate, reached there. Thereupon Daksha insulted Shiva. Sati could not tolerate the insult of husband and burnt herself in the fire of Yagna. In other birth,she became the daughter. of Himalaya in the name of Parvati – Hemavatis and married Shiva. In this life also Maa ShailapUTri married Lord Shiva. Getting her name as Mata Shailputri has a story behind it. Once she was playing with her friends in the grasslands near the Himalayan mountains, which was her home.
Devi Parvati was playing a game like hide seek in the woods nearby. While she was seeking her friends she came across the shore of the river full of lotus flowers. She was about to pick one from it, when suddenly a cow came mooing to her from the grassland as if she was in great pain and wanted a help from Devi Parati. She got to know about the demoness Tarika. Tarika was sent to the earth by the new form of Devi Adishakti by Tarkasur itself to kill the son of Lord Mahadevadev. After Tarika being sent to Earth to kill his life, she saw these cows on the open grasslands and depreciatingly got a number of cows. She found this delicious treat and secretly attacked one cow at a time. After a time, when a cow was depdreciating, she got to look on the cows and discovered that they were depreciated. The cow took Devi Pariti to the nearby grasslands. She had torn and the egotism of Indra, etc. Devtas. Being ashamed they bowed and prayed that, “In fact, thou are Shakti, we all – Brahma,. Vishnu, Shiva are capable by getting Shakti from you.”
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