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Daughters of Shiva : Devdutt Pattanaikhttp://devdutt.com/articles/daughters-of-shiva.html RSS (http://feeds.feedburner.com/Devdutt) Subscribe (http://devdutt.com/subscribe) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DevduttPattanaik) Devdutt (http://devdutt.com/) Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Home (http://devdutt.com/) Articles (http://devdutt.com/category/articles) Books (http://devdutt.com/category/books) Videos (http://devdutt.com/category/video) Archive (http://devdutt.com/archives) About » (http://devdutt.com/about) Contact (http://devdutt.com/contact) Daughters of Shiva Jan 10, 2013 | Articles (http://devdutt.com/category/articles) , Indian Mythology (http://devdutt.com/category/articles /indian-mythology) . (http://devdutt.com/articles/daughtersof-shiva.html/attachment/shivadaughters) Published in Devlok, Sunday Midday, Dec. 16, 2012 With the appearance of Ashok Sundari on the “Devon ke dev Mahadev” teleserial on LifeOK channel, many are wondering since when did Shiva father daughters? Everyone has heard of his famous sons: Ganesha and Kartikeya. But daughters? Ashok Sundari? Where did she come from? The whole idea of Shiva Puran is to describe the gradual socialization of Shiva, from hermit to householder. And this means becoming a father and taking responsibility for fatherhood. As a hermit, Shiva is detached and disengaged with the world. But the Goddess is determined to make him participate. In that, she is helped by Vishnu and all the other gods. In Tamil temple lore, Vishnu is her brother and Brahma her father. Together they want this ascetic to establish a home. Only then will his great wisdom and his powers benefit the world at large. And so children are required. Thus sons are born. Notice how the two popular sons take care of humanity’s most basic needs. Ganesha is associated with food that helps us cope with our fear of starvation. Kartikeya is associated with warfare that is necessary to defend ourselves from predators. Thus through his two sons, Shiva provides and protects. But this ‘male preference’ has not been unnoticed by the devotees and the sages. And so across folk traditions there are references to his daughters. 1 of 5 1/24/2013 5:38 PM com/category/articles/world-mythology) (57) Blog (http://devdutt. mother of snakes.com/category/books) (27) Press (http://devdutt.html?share=email&nb=1) Categories Articles (http://devdutt. She was called Ashoka as she got rid of Parvati’s ‘shok’ or sorrow. angering her mother.com/articles/daughters-of-shiva. Nothing much is known of her except that she was present at the time Ganesha was beheaded and she hid behind a sack of salt in fear. but not Parvati’s child. 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She was created from a tree by Parvati to give her freedom from loneliness.com/articles/daughters-of-shiva.html The story of Ashok Sundari comes from the vrat-kathas of Gujarat and neighboring areas. Mansa. does not like Mansa and is even jealous of her.html#print) Email (http://devdutt. Tired of household quarrels.com/category/uncategorized) (7) Videos (http://devdutt. king of snakes. suspecting she may be Shiva’s secret wife. the unhappy Mansa becomes a bitter angry goddess who has to be appeased if one wants to escape death by snakebite.com/category/articles/indian-mythology) (157) Leadership (http://devdutt. The idea of devotees ‘creating’ gods and goddess is not unknown to Hinduism. frightening her husband. Later. much like Kartikeya. when Mansa gets married.com/category/articles/ramayana) (20) Translated Work (http://devdutt. In Bengali folk tales.com/category/video) (52) 2 of 5 1/24/2013 5:38 PM . who was born of Shiva’s semen but not in Parvati’s womb. who emerges from Shiva’s halo and is the physical manifestation of his grace. It is Mansa who saves Shiva when he drinks poison during the churning of the ocean and identifies herself as Shiva’s daughter. Thus she was Shiva’s daughter. Parvati.com/category/articles/mahabharata) (32) Modern Mythmaking (http://devdutt. And Sundari because she was beautiful. Chandi tells her to go into the bridal chamber wearing snakes as ornaments. In Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu.Daughters of Shiva : Devdutt Pattanaik http://devdutt. Jaratkaru.com/category/press) (22) Uncategorized (http://devdutt. that ingredient without which life is unsavory. Is Ashok Sundari the next of our 330 million gods? 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