Shailaputri

Shailaputri
Daughter of the Mountain
Member of Navadurga
Shailaputri
AffiliationAvatar of Durga and Parvati
AbodeMount Kailash
PlanetMercury
MantraOṃ Devī Śailaputryai Namaḥ
WeaponTrident and Cattle-stick
MountBull
Genealogy
Parents
ConsortShiva

Shailaputri (Sanskrit: शैलपुत्री, IAST: Śailaputrī) is a form of the Hindu goddess Mahadevi, venerated as Parvati, daughter of the mountain king Himavat. She is the first of the Navadurga, and is worshipped on the first day of Navaratri.

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