Week 13: Reading Tuesday

Shiva and Parvati

Parvati was born as a reincarnation of Sati, Shiva's first female consort. The story begins after the death of Shiva's first consort, Sati. Born as daughter of the mountain king Himavat and the apsara Menaka. Narada tells Himavat that Parvati is destined to be Shiva's next consort, and he sends Parvati to attend Shiva in his meditations.

Meanwhile, the demon Taraka is terrorizing the gods, and Brahma foresees that the son of Shiva and Parvati will be the one to defeat Taraka. Kama, god of love, and his wife Rati go to see Shiva and conspire to make him fall in love. When Kama strikes Shiva with one of his arrows, Shiva burns him to ashes. 

Source

Amar Chitra Katha - Shiva Parvati: A Story of Divine Love (Volume 506) 

Shiva and Parvati in Kailasa

Amar Chitra Katha comics captured the distinctness of Hindu gods though the best illustrations!