Ganga's relationship with Shiva

I have going through the net to know about Ganga's relationship with Lord Shiv.In one website it is written that in Kalidas's Kumarasambhava,it's written that Ganga is the second wife of Shiv.😕

am pasting what I posted what I wrote on another thread:

can u give us the source about shiv and parvati fight regarding ganga?i am eager to read it

Sure - just dug out my stuff from an undergrad course on comparative mythology

Matsya Purana (155.5-9) Padma Purana (5.41.5-9), Skanda Purana (1.2.27.63-8)

Originally posted by: ritika06

I have going through the net to know about Ganga's relationship with Lord Shiv.In one website it is written that in Kalidas's Kumarasambhava,it's written that Ganga is the second wife of Shiv.😕

In one website it is written that Ganga had fallen in love with Shiv but Shiv didn't reciprocate her feelings.She got little angry and went to heaven.After many years,when Bhagirath did the tapasya to get Ganga back to earth,she decided to was away Shiv alongwith her waters to teach him a lesson for rejecting her love.But Shiv understood her plan and tied her in her hair to break her pride.

I don't know which one is true.

Originally posted by: shruti.nil

they may show this track-the way they are going high chances that they will

@bold i also think they will show this track. This is the most popular version i guess. But its a bit difficult to concieve this with jagtarini papnashini ganga who is a pious godess who takes away sins of others unto herself. She is considered to be totaly pious and is believed to be a giver of moksha. So how can she have such such feelings. Or maybe she got cleansed of such vikars when shiva caught her in his jata

@Nandini-Prior to getting placed on Mahadevs Jaata Ganga was perceived to be very haughty and arrogant-which explains why she was wanting to descend on earth with such a force that almost everyone got washed away-beacuse she was being made to do it against her will...and also maybe because she knew how important she was

@ shruti yeah absoutely. By virtue of mahadev's influence ganga became pious and pure and became a giver. But dont you think the actress was looking to glamarous for the pure and pious role?

Devi Ganga was supposed to be attractive-also Ganga before getting placed in Mahdevs head needs to have a slight attitude to her,which the actress has,but yes once she gets placed on Mahadevs head shell have to look calmer!