Did Shiva and Parvati have a daughter?

Ashokasundari (Sanskrit: अशोकसुन्दरी, Aśokasundarī) is a Hindu goddess and daughter of the deities Shiva and Parvati. She is referenced in the Padma Purana, which narrates her story.
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How many daughters did Lord Shiva have?

Yes! The deity apparently had three daughters who are not as popular as his 3 sons but are still worshipped in some parts of India.
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Did Shiva and Parvati have children?

At the same time, it is said that the third wife of Shiva God is named Kali, the fourth Uma, and the fifth Ganga Mata. Parvati ji had two sons and a daughter, and her first son was named Kartikeya and the other was named Ganesha.
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How many daughters does Shiva and Parvati have?

Lord Shiva's three daughters were Ashok Sundari, Manasa, Jyothi and Ekaveera devi. Asoka Sundarī / Ashoka Sundari is mentioned as daughter of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati in Padma Purana. Ashoka Sundari was born even before Lord Ganesh and she was the second child of Lord Shiva and Parvati.
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Is Lakshmi daughter of Shiva?

No, GODDESS LAXMI IS NOT THE DAUGHTER OF SHIVA AND DURGA. SHE IS THE GREAT GODDESS AND SHE IS EVERYTHING AS DURGA IS ALSO ONE OF HER FEROCIOUS FORM , SHE IS KALI, MAHAKALI, BHADRAKALI, CHANDI , CHAMUNDA , ADI PARASHAKTI , ADI SHAKTI , JAGATMATA AND THE GREATEST GODDESS.
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Is Ashok Sundari daughter of Lord Shiva?

Ashokasundari (Sanskrit: अशोकसुन्दरी, Aśokasundarī) is a Hindu goddess and daughter of the deities Shiva and Parvati. She is referenced in the Padma Purana, which narrates her story. The goddess is mostly venerated in South India in the form of Bala Tripurasundari.
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Does Vishnu and Lakshmi have a child?

Apart from others famous sons of Laksmi jee are Kardam , Prajabhoot and Chikleet. Meanwhile as per Agam and Scriptures Kaamdev is also son of Lakshmi and Vishnu. They have also adopted Prahalaad and Dhruva as there sons too.
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Who is elder son of Lord Shiva?

Lord Shiva and his consort Parvati had two sons named Kartikeya (Kartika) and Ganesha (Vinayaka). The elder was Kartikeya and the younger Ganesha. In South India Kartikeya is popularly known as Lord Subramanya.
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How many wives did Shiva have?

Lord Shiva assumed the embodied form of these eleven manifestations and was allotted eleven wives for each of the forms, Dhi, Vritti, Ushana, Uma, Niyuta, Sarpis, Ila, Ambika, Iravati, Sudha and Dikshaa respectively.
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Is Saraswati sister of Shiva?

Yes. Mother Saraswati is the sister of Lord Shiva.
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Is Ganga wife of Shiva?

No, Goddess Ganga is not Shiva's wife. Shiva has only one wife and she is Goddess Shakthi. Goddess Shakthi in her first birth was born as Sati and Immolated herself, due to her father's attitude towards her husband Shiva, and not realizing her true Shakthi form.
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Which God has only one wife?

As the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna shows both examples - as Krishna He has 16.108 wives and as Rama He has only one wife. Also Vishnu has only one wife.
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Is Durga wife of Shiva?

Goddess Durga is Goddess Parvati, wife of God Shiva.
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Who is the daughter of Lord Shiva?

Who was Shiva's daughter? Shiva's daughter was named Ashok Sundari as she rid her mother Parvati of her sorrow ('shok'). Folk tales also refer to the goddess of light, Jyoti, as well as Mansa, who cures snakebites, as his daughters.
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Is Kartikeya biological son of Shiva?

Kartikeya (Sanskrit: कार्त्तिकेय, romanized: Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda Kumara, Murugan (Tamil: முருகன்), Shanmugha (IAST: Ṣaṇmukha) and Subrahmanya, is the Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, the younger brother of Ganesha, and a god whose legends have many versions in Hinduism.
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Who is Ganesh wife?

In some parts of India Ganesha is depicted as celibate, but in others he is said to be married to both Buddhi (“Intelligence”) and Siddhi (“Success”). Yet other traditions give him a third wife, Riddhi (“Prosperity”).
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Is Parvati sister of Vishnu?

No. Devi Parvati herself is Adi Shakti, she doesn't need to worship anyone. Lord Vishnu actually once worshipped Devi Parvati for 9 days during his Ram Avatar, this incident is celebrated as Navaratri.
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Who is the son of goddess Saraswati?

More specifically, Saraswati's son is the rishi (sage) Sarasvata. He, nourished by the bountiful waters of his mother, was able to withstand the Great Drought of Hindu mythology and so survive as the definitive repository of the Vedas sacred texts.
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Why is Ashok Sundari not worshipped?

He was cursed that he will not be worshipped.
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Did Parvati get periods?

Parvathi 'menstruates' once in two or three months, but devotees say that until a few years ago, it used to be a monthly affair. Advocate Unnikrishnan Nair, a temple historian, says the Chengannur temple is unlike other temples Shiva temples in the state because of the story of its origins.
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Why was Ganga cursed by Parvati?

"As all this happened as per the plan and desire of the Devatas, Uma cursed them in a fit of spite. She said, 'I, who was desirous of having a son was prevented by you and therefore, you shall be incapable of begetting children through your wives. From now onwards, your wives shall remain infertile'.
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