| LC control no. | no2019083403 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Parvati (Hindu deity) |
| Variant(s) | Uma (Hindu deity) Gauri (Hindu deity) Lalitā (Hindu deity) |
| See also | Ardhanārīśvara (Hindu deity) |
| Associated country | India |
| Found in | Joshi, N. P. Tapasvinī Pārvatī : iconography study of Pārvatī in penance, 1996. Trivedi, R. D. Iconography of Parvati, 1981. Pārvati Amman̲ cōpān̲am, 1964. Encyclopædia Britannica online, June 5, 2019: Parvati (Parvati, Hindu deity; Parvati (Sanskrit: "Daughter of the Mountain"), also called Uma, wife of the Hindu god Shiva; a benevolent goddess) Ardhanarishvara (Ardhanarishvara, Hindu deity; Ardhanarishvara (Sanskrit: "Lord Who Is Half Woman"), composite male-female figure of the Hindu god Shiva together with his consort Parvati) <https://www.britannica.com/topic/Parvati> <https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ardhanarishvara> Wikipedia, June 5, 2019 (Parvati (Sanskrit, IAST: Pārvatī) or Gauri (Sanskrit, IAST: Gaurī) is the Hindu goddess of fertility, love, beauty, marriage, children, and devotion; as well as of divine strength and power) Johnson, W. J. A dictionary of Hinduism, 2009, via Oxford reference online, June 5, 2019: Pārvatī (('the daughter of the mountain'). In classical mythology, a common epithet of Śiva's consort (also known as Umā, and by a variety of other names), derived from her father's name (Parvata). A benevolent form of the Goddess (Devī), Pārvatī is depicted as a good wife and the devoted mother of her sons, Gaṇeśa and Skanda) Ardhanārīśvara (A depiction of Śiva and Pārvatī combined as a single figure, the right side male, the left side female, demonstrating the union of Śiva and his śakti) Lalitā (('lovely'). A benign form of the goddess Parvatī, depicted with a mirror in her hand) University of Missouri Museum of Art and Archaeology website, June 5, 2019 (Parvati is the wife of Shiva; her name means "Daughter of the Mountain"; also known as Uma; some Hindus regard Kali as her fearsome aspect, and still others consider Durga to be the manifestation the goddess assumes to fight evil; Parvati can be regarded as the embodiment of the divine feminine, "The Great Goddess." She is the perfection of beauty) <https://maa.missouri.edu/gallery/parvati> |
| Invalid LCCN | sh 85098417 |
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