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Uma / parvati / satee
SATEE REBORN AS UMA OR PARVATI - THE DAUGHTER OF GIRIRAJA
Himavanta repeated his request in a variety of ways. At last Shiva had to agree that Parvati could attend on him. With cause for the mind to deviate, those who still keep their minds firm are really great men. Shiva had this grit and continued with his penance.

Parvati got up at dawn every day and with her companions Jaya and Vijaya went from Oushadhiprastha to Gangavatara where Shiva sat. She took with her all articles of worship. With the water from the river Ganga, she washed Shiva's feet, offered worship and rendered all needed services. She was very beautiful. But Shiva's mind did not falter. He did not consider her as his wife.

Long ago there was a sage by name Kashyapa. From Diti, who was one of his wives, ensued the Rakshasa race. Her son Vajranga married Varaangi and their son was the Rakshasa Taraka. Taraka performed severe penance to please Brahma, the Creator, and obtained two boons from him. The first boon was that there should be no one more powerful than he himself was. The second boon was that his death could come only from a son born to Shiva, who would, on the seventh month itself, fight with him as commander. Taraka was very bold and confident because Shiva was already deeply lost in penance and had no wife. So no son could be born.

Taraka was ruthless and wicked. He hated sacrifices, charity, benevolence and righteousness. He was intolerant of people given to penance. Only Shiva could go on meditating, because it was his own advantage. Taraka felt that nobody in the world should acquire knowledge or become intelligent. But they may drink, to any extent. The gods were afraid of his arrogance and shivered with fear. They behaved like his slaves.

Taraka killed all kings who ruled over their subjects righteously. He drove away the deities guarding the Cardinal Directions and oppressed the gods. He destroyed the hermitages of the sages and had the homes and hearths of good men set fire to. He pitilessly put to death all pious people and all the three worlds were full of pained cries.

Unable to bear Taraka's harassment, sages and gods, all pious persons and Goddess Earth herself, went to Brahma and prayed for help.

Brahma said, "It is impossible for me to kill Taraka. Even Hari (Vishnu) and Hara (Shiva) cannot do it. Only a son of Hara can kill him. If Hara has to get a son, he must marry Parvati. He is now, in penance. Parvati goes to him every day to attend upon him. But Shiva does not even open his eyes and see her. So how can this marriage come about? Of course I myself gave Taraka the boons he wanted. So I'll try to tell him not to cause unnecessary harm."

Out of respect for Brahma's words Taraka remained in his Shonitapura without attacking the gods for a while. It gave the gods a little respite to meet sometimes and discuss what their course of action should be. Brahma, Vishnu and Indra met together. Brihaspati, the preceptor of the gods, was sent to Taraka, to negotiate an agreement. But the Rakshasa did not yield to plain good words or promises of gifts or even the attempt to create a dissention among his group. So there was war and the gods were defeated.
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