Parvati
<p ><b>Parvati</b> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devanagari" title="Devanagari" >Devanagari</a>: <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80" class="extiw" title="wikt:पार्वती" >पार्वती</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAST" title="IAST" class="mw-redirect" >IAST</a>: Pārvatī) is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_goddess" title="Hindu goddess" class="mw-redirect" >Hindu goddess</a> and a gentle aspect of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakti" title="Shakti" >Shakti</a>, the Hindu Divine Mother. She is the wife of the god <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva" >Shiva</a>. She is not different from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sati_(goddess)" title="Sati (goddess)" >Sati</a>, being the reincarnation of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva" >Shiva</a>'s first wife. Parvati is the mother of the gods <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha" title="Ganesha" >Ganesha</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartikeya" title="Kartikeya" >Kartikeya</a>. She is also regarded as the daughter of King <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himavan" title="Himavan" class="mw-redirect" >Himavan</a>. Some communities also believe her to be the sister of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu" title="Vishnu" >Vishnu</a>.
Parvati, when depicted alongside Shiva, generally appears with two arms, but when alone, she is depicted having four, eight or ten arms, and is astride on a tiger or lion. Generally considered a benevolent goddess, Parvati also has wrathful incarnations, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durga" title="Durga" >Durga</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali" title="Kali" >Kali</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandi" title="Chandi" >Chandi</a>, and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahavidyas" title="Mahavidyas" class="mw-redirect" >Mahavidyas</a> (ten fearsome aspects of the Goddess) as well as benevolent forms like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyayani" title="Katyayani" class="mw-redirect" >Katyayani</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahagauri" title="Mahagauri" >Mahagauri</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamalatmika" title="Kamalatmika" >Kamalatmika</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhuvaneshwari" title="Bhuvaneshwari" class="mw-redirect" >Bhuvaneshwari</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalita" title="Lalita" class="mw-redirect" >Lalita</a>.</p>