!!!!.............The Supreme Devotion Of Parvati........................!!!!!!

!!!!.............The Supreme Devotion Of Parvati........................!!!!!!

Parvati however soon recovered herself and understood that to unite with Shiva she had to go beyond beauty and desire. She had to make every part of her being yearn of this union and concentrate all her will , energies and capacities focusing them on this sole purpose. All other preoccupations had to be discarded.

For his sake , who himself made a mockery of social conventions , she would have to surpass social restriction and brave reproach from the world. Her body had to forget all needs or enjoyments , her mind still all resolve ( expect the one to marry Shiva ) and the heart abandon all other attachments. Only the for Shiva, the thought of Shiva and the love of Shiva would remain .She would exist only as an interest flames burning for Shiva.

Towards this end she decided to undergo serve austerities ( Tapasya) in the dense jungles of the Himalayas. Her Parents , distressed at the thought of their fragile daughter repairing to the dangerous woods tried their best to dissuade her from doing so .In fact , one of Parvati’s most popular epithets, Uma is derived from her mother ‘s call to her not to go to the forests - O (daughter ) ma ( don’t ). The mother said.

“””O Parvati , if you are distressed and wish to perform penance , you can do it at home. Why do you wish to go out when we have gods here at home? . Dear Child. For a woman to go out the forest is something never heard of before .”