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Sati married to shiv ji against her family......

She was born as a daughter of Daksha Prajāpati, a son of Brahmā. In asking the Goddess Sati to take human birth, Brahmā's plan was that she would entice Shiva with humble devotions bringing him out of his long meditation and marry him.

It was natural that Sati, as a child, adored the tales and legends associated with Shiva and grew up an ardent devotee. From the time she was five all she wanted to do was to worship the great lord Shiva. As Sati grew to womanhood, the idea of marrying anyone else, as proposed by her father, became abhorrent to her. Every proposal from valiant and rich kings made her crave the ascetic Shiva of Kailāsa even more.

To win the heart of the ascetic Shiva, the daughter of Daksha renounced the luxuries of her father's palace and retired to a forest, to devote herself to austerities and the worship of Shiva. So rigorous were her penances that she gradually renounced food itself, at one stage subsisting on one bilva leaf a day, and then giving up even that. Finally all of her devotion brought the great god out of his long meditation. He appeared before Sati one day smitten with love and asked her to be his bride

An ecstatic Sati returned to her father's home to await her bridegroom, but found her father less than elated by the turn of events. Her father Daksha, the son of Brahma, was a proud and haughty king and didn’t think much of Shiva calling him a dirty, roaming ascetic. The wedding was however held when Brahmā intervened. A huge celebration was planned and all the gods, goddesses, and sages were invited. It was indeed a royal feast and there was much rejoicing, because the world was always a happier place when Shiva came out of his long meditations in order to find his beloved once again in earthly form.February which is called Mahashivratri, the great wedding night of Shiva and the Divine Mother. Coincidentally Valentines Day, the great romantic holiday of the west, is also celebrated in February. Perhaps February is the month when mother nature says to her lover, come, be with me, and we will create anew, the world has been wintering for a long time now and it is time for sowing the seed, for growth to begin anew, a new spring to dawn, flowers and crops to grow, and there will once again be a plentiful harvest.

Originally posted by: Prettywitty

No - was it Sati or Parvati he said? Sometimes I can understand the words but not the meanings - I barely understood anything Abhimanyu said today. What's the story?

I copied it from Google...... credit to google....I know but in hindi

Originally posted by: ishq_vibes

Sati sacrifice her love and jump in fire for shiv..it's a story- daksh swayamvar for sati i heard ...he invite all except shiv... It's like both are in love but they can't be together..beacuse of daksh.. here arohi i think..i hope i m correct.... I didn't mention clearly..

Originally posted by: Mehersudha

gowri Shankar song it's Parvati the first wife. Sati is the reincarnation of Parvati for shivji .as It's first marriage it's shivparvati only .

No. It's the other way around. Sati devi is Lord Shiva's first wife. Parvati is the reincarnation of Sati devi.

Originally posted by: Ekahriz

He said Sati only. Her father hated lord Shiva. But she gets married to Shiva. And when King Daksha (sati's father) organises a mahayagna and invited everyone but not Shiva. Sati devi who is angry and upset goes to question him I guess even after Shiva saying no. She goes there and her father insults her and her husband. So she jumps in to the yagna kund and kills herself. 😔

Wow I don't think I've ever heard this story - it's kind of extreme! I know how Parvati prayed for years and years and got Shiva for a husband - isn't that the Gauri Shankar song they're always singing? Now I understand the whole Akshara going up in flames thing. So what are they trying to say? Surely not that Akshara is Sati and Arohi is Parvati....😒

Originally posted by: Prachi1967

Sati married to shiv ji against her family......

She was born as a daughter of Daksha Prajāpati, a son of Brahmā. In asking the Goddess Sati to take human birth, Brahmā's plan was that she would entice Shiva with humble devotions bringing him out of his long meditation and marry him.

It was natural that Sati, as a child, adored the tales and legends associated with Shiva and grew up an ardent devotee. From the time she was five all she wanted to do was to worship the great lord Shiva. As Sati grew to womanhood, the idea of marrying anyone else, as proposed by her father, became abhorrent to her. Every proposal from valiant and rich kings made her crave the ascetic Shiva of Kailāsa even more.

To win the heart of the ascetic Shiva, the daughter of Daksha renounced the luxuries of her father's palace and retired to a forest, to devote herself to austerities and the worship of Shiva. So rigorous were her penances that she gradually renounced food itself, at one stage subsisting on one bilva leaf a day, and then giving up even that. Finally all of her devotion brought the great god out of his long meditation. He appeared before Sati one day smitten with love and asked her to be his bride

An ecstatic Sati returned to her father's home to await her bridegroom, but found her father less than elated by the turn of events. Her father Daksha, the son of Brahma, was a proud and haughty king and didn’t think much of Shiva calling him a dirty, roaming ascetic. The wedding was however held when Brahmā intervened. A huge celebration was planned and all the gods, goddesses, and sages were invited. It was indeed a royal feast and there was much rejoicing, because the world was always a happier place when Shiva came out of his long meditations in order to find his beloved once again in earthly form.February which is called Mahashivratri, the great wedding night of Shiva and the Divine Mother. Coincidentally Valentines Day, the great romantic holiday of the west, is also celebrated in February. Perhaps February is the month when mother nature says to her lover, come, be with me, and we will create anew, the world has been wintering for a long time now and it is time for sowing the seed, for growth to begin anew, a new spring to dawn, flowers and crops to grow, and there will once again be a plentiful harvest.

Wow that's neat! February as the universal month of love!

The stories I heard about Shiva Parvati seem to be a mix of this story and another one.

Originally posted by: Prettywitty

Wow I don't think I've ever heard this story - it's kind of extreme! I know how Parvati prayed for years and years and got Shiva for a husband - isn't that the Gauri Shankar song they're always singing? Now I understand the whole Akshara going up in flames thing. So what are they trying to say? Surely not that Akshara is Sati and Arohi is Parvati....😒

I mean this is used as the cultural legitimisation of evil practice of Sati in India. Like forcing the widow to jump into the pyre of her husband to show her devotion to the husband. 😔

Good information...i m asking now in home actual story....

Originally posted by: Ekahriz

No. It's the other way around. Sati devi is Lord Shiva's first wife. Parvati is the reincarnation of Sati devi.