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  2. Sati (Hindu goddess) - Wikipedia

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    Sati was the first wife of Shiva, the other being Parvati, who was Sati's reincarnation after her death. The earliest mentions of Sati are found in the time of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata , but details of her story appear in the Puranas .

  3. The Secret of the Nagas - Wikipedia

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    The story takes place in the imaginary land of Meluha and narrates how the inhabitants of that land are saved from their wars by a nomad named Shiva. It begins from where its predecessor, The Immortals of Meluha , left off, with Shiva trying to save Sati from the invading Naga.

  4. Shiva - Wikipedia

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    Sati, Parvati and other forms of Shakti [note 1] Children: Kartikeya (son) [11] ... As one story goes, Shiva is enticed by the beauty and charm of Mohini, ...

  5. The Immortals of Meluha - Wikipedia

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    The Meluhans announce Shiva as the Neelkanth, their fabled saviour. Shiva is then taken to Devagiri, the capital city of Meluha, where he meets Daksha. While staying there, Shiva and his comrades, Nandi and Veerbhadra, encounter Princess Sati, the daughter of Daksha. She is a Vikarma, an untouchable person due to sins committed in her previous ...

  6. Shakta pithas - Wikipedia

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    Daksha misunderstood Shiva's gesture, and considered this act an insult. Daksha vowed to take revenge on the insult in the same manner. [9] Daksha performed a yajna with a desire to take revenge on Shiva. Daksha invited all the deities to the yajna, except Shiva and Sati. The fact that she was not invited did not deter Sati's desire to attend ...

  7. Daksha yajna - Wikipedia

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    Sati confronts Daksha. Dakáı£ayajña [note 1] [1] [2] is an important event in Hindu mythology that is narrated in various Hindu scriptures. It refers to a yajna (ritual-sacrifice) organised by Daksha, where his daughter, Sati, immolates herself. The wrath of the god Shiva, Sati's husband

  8. Daksha - Wikipedia

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    Daksha insults Shiva while arguing with Sati. The Daksha Yajna is regarded as an important turning point in the creation and development of a number of sects in Hinduism. The story describes the circumstances that replaced Sati with Parvati as Shiva's consort and later led to the story of Ganesha and Kartikeya.

  9. Kalyanasundara - Wikipedia

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    Meanwhile, Parvati, the reincarnation of Sati, was born to Himavan, the god of the Himalayas and his wife the apsara Mena. She underwent severe austerities to compel Shiva to marry her. The gods, desperate to hasten the birth of Shiva's son, sent Kamadeva, the god of love, to disturb Shiva's meditation. Though Shiva was awakened, Kamadeva was ...