Parvati

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

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A Hindu goddess, the goddess of love, devotion and power; nominally the second consort of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and rejuvenation.
  • A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Origin

  • From Sanskrit पार्वती.

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