Originally posted by: Krishnpriya
This sort of dedication can be both ways! Like the story we have of Shivji addressing Parvati as his Mother while under the effect of the Halahal! Respect where it's due. :)
Please elaborate this beautiful story.
Oh it's just a bit of folklore I heard in some old songs. During the Amrit Manthan, Shivji consumed that deadly poison and it left him powerless for a bit. While kinda paralyzed from the shock, he called out to Durga (Parvati, we Bengalis prefer to call her Durga/Uma) as "Mother", you know like we all do when we are hurt or something. It was from then, that Parvati, became "Jagatjanani" from only Mahadeva's wife. It's a very cute anecdote.
I heard it from the old Bengali film "Antony Firingee" where a foreigner called Antony converts to Hinduism and performs in "Kobir Lorai" (Fight of Poets). He was a staunch Devi-bhakta, while his opponents were mostly Vaishnav.
You can check out the song in Bengali here: