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Shiva Purana

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शिवा शिवस्य पत्नीयं शैल जन्मनिजन्मनि ॥ कल्पेकल्पे बुद्धिरूपा ज्ञानिनां जननी परा ॥४६॥

This Pārvatī is the wife of Śiva in every birth. In every Kalpa she is the great cosmic intellect, mother of wise men.

english translation

जायते स्म सदा सिद्धा सिद्धिदा सिद्धिरूपिणी ॥ सत्या अस्थि चिताभस्म भक्त्या धत्ते हरस्स्वयम् ॥ ४७ ॥

She is victorious always in the form of Siddhā, the bestower of Siddhi (achievement) and is Siddhi personified. Śiva carefully preserves the bones and ashes from the funeral pyre of Satī.

english translation

अतस्त्वं स्वेच्छया कन्यां देहि भद्रां हराय च ॥ अथवा सा स्वयं कान्तस्थाने यास्यत्यदास्यसि ॥ ४८ ॥

Hence, you give your daughter, this gentle lady to Śiva out of your own free will. Otherwise she will herself go and surrender herself as his beloved wife.

english translation

कृत्वा प्रतिज्ञां देवेशो दृष्ट्वा क्लेशमसंख्यकम् ॥ दुहितुस्ते तपःस्थानमाजगाम द्विजात्मकः ॥४९॥

Taking the firm decision on seeing her innumerable sufferings He came to the place of your daughter’s penance in the guise of a brahmin.

english translation

तामाश्वास्य वरं दत्त्वा जगाम निजमन्दिरम् ॥ तत्प्रार्थनावशाच्छम्भुर्ययाचे त्वां शिवां गिरे ॥2-3-33-५०॥

After consoling her and granting her the boon He returned to His abode. It was for complying with her request that Śiva requested you for the hand of Śivā, O mountain.

english translation