Goddess parvati is the consort of lord shiva,who is also know to be the controller of the universe.Goddess parvati was married to lord shiva after the death of sati,who took reincarnation as parvati.
Goddess sati was first wife of lord shiva and daughter of Daksha.But Daksha was opposed to their marriage.The marriage made him angry so much that he didn't even gave an invitation to his daughter sati and son in law lord shiva to attend the yagna conducted by him.He had gave invitation to all the other gods to attend the yagna.As a result this deeply made her feel sad,but also choose to attend the yagna uinvited.When she reached the place of yagna,her father ridiculed and insulted her for marrying shiva.
Unable to bear the insult and ridicule of her father she jumped herself into the fire that was kept for religious sacrifice.when shiva came to know the news about the death of his wifehe flew into a rage and destroyed the yagna and killed Daksha.shiva was in so angry that he took his wife body on his shoulders and destroyed what ever came in his path.
Lord vishnu in an attempt to stop lord shiva, used his chakra to cut the dead body of sati in to pieces,than these pieses fell down in various places on the earth and now are called as sakthi peethas.Then later lord shiva went back to his cave for meditation.In his absence the demons took a chance to attack the gods and drove them away from gods kingdoms.Then lord Indra accompanied with othe gods went to goddess shakti to help them defeat the demons and restore their rule in the heaven.
Goddess shakti told the gods that only the son of shiva would be able to defeat the demons,she also informed them that sati will be taking another incarnation of parvati and bring back shiva from his cave.As said by goddess shakti sati took the incarnation of goddess parvati and born as daughter of Himavan and mena who was the king of mountains.From her young age she wanted to marry shiva, she would visit him in the mountains but was unable break his meditation, so she used to clean the cave,but he did not move with her devotion.
Then goddess parvti desided to undertake a penance in a forest so as to win lord shiva.Seenin the penance,lord brahma appeared before her and granted her the wish to marry lord shiva.when she retrned back to the cave shiva saw her and overwhelmed by her beauty and fell in love with her.After this they decided to marry and out of their union was born lord karthikeya who defeated the demons as promised given to the gods.
Goddess sati was first wife of lord shiva and daughter of Daksha.But Daksha was opposed to their marriage.The marriage made him angry so much that he didn't even gave an invitation to his daughter sati and son in law lord shiva to attend the yagna conducted by him.He had gave invitation to all the other gods to attend the yagna.As a result this deeply made her feel sad,but also choose to attend the yagna uinvited.When she reached the place of yagna,her father ridiculed and insulted her for marrying shiva.
Lord vishnu in an attempt to stop lord shiva, used his chakra to cut the dead body of sati in to pieces,than these pieses fell down in various places on the earth and now are called as sakthi peethas.Then later lord shiva went back to his cave for meditation.In his absence the demons took a chance to attack the gods and drove them away from gods kingdoms.Then lord Indra accompanied with othe gods went to goddess shakti to help them defeat the demons and restore their rule in the heaven.
Goddess shakti told the gods that only the son of shiva would be able to defeat the demons,she also informed them that sati will be taking another incarnation of parvati and bring back shiva from his cave.As said by goddess shakti sati took the incarnation of goddess parvati and born as daughter of Himavan and mena who was the king of mountains.From her young age she wanted to marry shiva, she would visit him in the mountains but was unable break his meditation, so she used to clean the cave,but he did not move with her devotion.
Then goddess parvti desided to undertake a penance in a forest so as to win lord shiva.Seenin the penance,lord brahma appeared before her and granted her the wish to marry lord shiva.when she retrned back to the cave shiva saw her and overwhelmed by her beauty and fell in love with her.After this they decided to marry and out of their union was born lord karthikeya who defeated the demons as promised given to the gods.