
She is also well known as Kamarupa (the embodiment of one's desires) and Kameshvari (the lady of one's desires). In Shaivism, she is the recreative energy and power of Shiva, and she is the cause of a bond that connects all beings and a means of their spiritual release. Parvati is generally portrayed as a gentle, nurturing mother goddess, but is also associated with several terrible forms to vanquish evil beings such as Durga, Kali, the ten Mahavidyas, and the Navadurgas.

For Vaishnavites, she is respected as Vishnu Vilasini, or "she who dwells on Vishnu", as stated in the Mahishasura Mardini Stotram. For Shaivites, she is considered to be the divine energy between a man and a woman, like the energy of Shiva and Shakti. The Puranas also reference her to be the sister of the river goddess Ganga, and the preserver god Vishnu. Parvati is the mother of the Hindu deities Ganesha and Kartikeya. Parvati is the daughter of the mountain-king Himavan and queen Mena. She is the reincarnation of Sati, the first wife of Shiva who immolated herself during a yajna (fire-sacrifice).

Parvati is the wife of the Hindu god Shiva. Along with Lakshmi and Saraswati, she forms the Tridevi.

She is one of the central deities of the goddess-oriented sect called Shaktism, and the supreme goddess in Shaivism. In her complete form, she is a physical representation of Mahadevi, also known as Adi Shakti, the primordial power behind the creation of the universe, the creator and destroyer. Parvati ( Sanskrit: पार्वती, IAST: Pārvatī), Uma ( Sanskrit: उमा, IAST: Umā) or Gauri ( Sanskrit: गौरी, IAST: Gaurī) is the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood.
