Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, were they couple like Rama and Sita?

Question

Hindus only, but non-Hindus also are allowed if they know the answer seriously.

Answer 1

It is symbolic, unlike historical characters like Sri Rama and Sita. Lord Shiva represents the Time (Mahakala)and Goddess Parvati, the daughter of Parvat, that is mountain represents the Nature (Mahakali) or the Space. Parvati and Shiva combined is Kameswar and Kameswari; they are two halves of the same unit. That explains the concept of 'Ardhangini'. In science also Time has no existence without the Space and vice-versa. The merger of Time and Space is called 'Laya' which is attained in human body by 'Kundalini Yoga'. In vast Nature it is occasioned by Pra-Laya or deluge, so that a new creation takes place.

Lord Shiva's image with the crescent on his head and the Ganges falling on his head from heaven are indicative of the fact that it is not replica of a human being, rather it is symbolic. It is worshipped in the shape of creation and destruction, the Lingam symbolised by the Triangle and the Yoni symbolised by the Inverted Triangle. The intersection of these two is Laya, which is borrowed by the Jewish King David in his Star.

Answer 2

Yes... Only difference is, Rama and Sita were human , they lived among us and Lord Shiva n Parvati are Gods not human..

Answer 3

s ,of course

Lord Shiva is one of the three gods that comprise the divine Trinity in the Hindu pantheon. He is the god of destruction, the necessary precursor of regeneration. Consequently, the attributes of this god are fierce. His body is smeared with ashes from cremation grounds where his followers, the Ganas, reside.

His long hair, coiled on the top of his head, is adorned with the crescent of the moon. The sacred river Ganga flows out of his hair. A serpent encircles his neck and he wears a tiger skin around his waist. The trident is his weapon and the sacred bull Nandi is his vehicle. When he opens his third eye, located on his forehead, the world will be destroyed.

The benevolent god: The god is an ascetic and is always engrossed in meditation. This lord of destruction also has a benevolent side to his personality. He readily grants boons to the devotees with whom he is pleased. In fact, he is so quick to grant boons that he has earned the epithet of ' Bhole Shankar' (naïve god).

God of arts: Shiva is also the god of all arts and is worshipped in the form of Nataraj. Legend has it that when dancing together, he even surpasses the grace of goddess Parvati. The dance that he performs before destroying the world is called Tandav nritya .

Mahadev: The present form of Lord Shiva is believed to be an amalgamation of Rudra and Pashupati. Rudra was an atmospheric deity during the Vedic period and Pashupati is believed to have been worshipped by the people of the Indus Valley civilisation. Lord Shiva is known by many names like Shankar, Mahesh, Bholenath, Neelakanth, Shambhu, Kailasheshwar, Umanath, Nataraj and others.

Shivalingam: Unlike other Hindu deities, the temples of Shiva do not host his idols. He is worshipped in the form of a lingam, which according to some, is a remnant of the ancient practice of phallic worship. Shiva lives on Mount Kailash in the Himalayas. Goddess Parvati, daughter of the Himalaya, is his consort. Lord Ganesh and Kartikeya are his two sons.

Jyotirlinga: Shiva is believed to reside in 12 sacred places in India, which are called jyotirlingas. All these jyotilinga s are ' swayambhu' (those that have appeared on their own). According to the Hindu belief, a pilgrimage of these 12 jyotirlinga s absolve the devotees of all their sins. These jyotirlinga s are:

1. Somnath in Kathiawar
2. Shri-Shailya-Mallikarjun in the South
3. Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain
4. Omkarnath on the banks of river Jamuna
5. Parali-Vaijanath in Marathwada
6. Bhimashanker on the banks of Bhima river
7. Rameshwar in the South
8. Naganath in Marathwada
9. Ghrushneshwar at Daulatabad
10. Kashi-Vishveshwar in Benares
11. Kedarnath in Uttar Pradesh
12. Trayambakeshwar in Nasik

Answer 4

No. Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati two inseparable part of one entity called almighty or GOD.

Answer 5

YES
Shiva is referred to as the good one or the auspicious one. Shiva as Rudra is considered to be the destroyer of evil and sorrow. Shiva as Shankara is the doer of good. Shiva is 'tri netra' (divine vision), and is 'Nīlakantha' (= "blue necked", as he consumed the poison Halahala to save the world from destruction). Shiva as Nataraja is the Divine Cosmic Dancer. Shiva as Ardh narishvara is both man and woman.
He is both static and dynamic; both creator and destroyer. He is the oldest and the youngest; he is the eternal youth as well as the infant. He is the source of fertility in all living beings. He has gentle as well as fierce forms. Shiva is the greatest of renouncers as well as the ideal lover. He destroys evil and protects good. He bestows prosperity on worshipers although he is austere. He is omnipresent and resides in everyone as pure consciousness.
Shiva is inseparable from Parvati (also referred to as Shakti), who is the daughter of Himavant and Haimavatī. Parvati symbolises many noble virtues esteemed by Hindu tradition. Just as Shiva is at once the presiding deity of destruction and regeneration, the couple jointly symbolise at once both the power of renunciation and asceticism and the blessings of marital felicity. Kalidasa's epic Kumarasambhavam details with matchlessly lyrical beauty the story of the maiden Parvati; her devotions aimed at gaining the favour of Shiva; the subsequent annihilation of Kamadeva; the universe falling barren and lifeless resultantly; the subsequent nuptials, in these circumstances, of the partners of many previous births; the immaculate birth of Subrahmanya and the eventual resurrection of Kamadeva after intercession by Parvati to Shiva in his favour.
Parvati thus symbolises many different virtues esteemed by Hindu tradition: fertility, marital felicity, devotion to the spouse, asceticism and power. It is said in the Saundarya Lahiri, a famous literary work on the Goddess, that She is the source of all power in this Universe and that because of Her, Lord Shiva gets all His powers. She is occasionally depicted as half of Lord Shiva.
There is no Shiva without Shakti and no Shakti without Shiva; the two are one, the absolute state of being - consciousness and bliss. Shakti in turn is the entire energy of the cosmos. Shiva is said to have shared half of his body for Shakti and is known as Ardhanarishwara(half woman, half man) in this form. In Hinduism, Shiva is said to have taken this form is to depict the equality of men and women.

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Answer 6

yes..