Is Saraswati daughter of Shiva?

In the eastern part of India, Maa Saraswati is considered the daughter of Lord Shiva and Maa Durga. Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Ganesha and Karthikeya are considered as her siblings. In Buddhist iconography, Maa Saraswati is considered as the consort of Manjushri.
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Is Shiva father of Saraswati?

In Eastern India, Saraswati along with Laxmi, Ganesh and Kartika are considered the offspring of Goddess Durga and Lord Shiva.
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Are Shiva and Saraswati siblings?

What is the relation between the god Shiva and the goddess Saraswathi? Mata Saraswati is the sister of Prabhu Shiva. For devata's, a brother or a sister means intrinsic facet of the energy or the consciousness they represent.
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Is Saraswati wife of Shiva?

In Hindu mythology, Saraswati is the wife of the great god Brahma. However, according to some traditions, she was first the wife of Vishnu.
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Is goddess Lakshmi daughter of Lord Shiva?

Lakshmi is known to be the daughter of the mother Goddess Durga, and the wife of Vishnu, whom she accompanied, taking different forms in each of his incarnations.
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Why does Lakshmi-Saraswati come with mother Durga? Why is Lakshmi Saraswati called Durga's daughter?



Is Saraswati daughter of Parvati?

In the eastern part of India, Maa Saraswati is considered the daughter of Lord Shiva and Maa Durga.
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Who is daughter of 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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Who is the mother of Saraswati?

She is born from the body of Gauri and is the sustaining base of the three worlds.
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Who is Lord Brahma daughter?

In Hindu Culture, Shatarupa (Sanskrit: शतरूपा, romanized: Śatarūpā, lit. 'she of a hundred beautiful forms') is the daughter of the creator god Brahma. According to Brahma Purana, Shatarupa is regarded as the first woman to be created by Brahma along with Manu.
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Is Brahma father of Saraswati?

Brahma's wife is the goddess Saraswati. She is considered to be "the embodiment of his power, the instrument of creation and the energy that drives his actions".
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Why did Lakshmi marry Vishnu?

However, on the day of Swayamvar, as the Asuras and the Devas hoped that Lakshmi would choose them, Lord Vishnu joined the event and posed as one of the prospective grooms. And when Lakshmi lay her eyes on him, she ran towards him to garland him with the Jaymala. Thus, Lakshmi chose Vishnu as her husband.
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Who created Saraswati?

To remedy the situation, Brahma created Saraswati (who was born from his mouth) as the incarnation of knowledge. Saraswati helped Brahma add order to the world. In other words, she frosted and decorated his cake, which ultimately led to the creation of the moon, the stars, and even the sun.
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Who is Saraswati Mata's father?

The creator of our universe, Brahmadev was the father of Goddess Saraswati. It is mentioned in Saraswati Purana that Brahmadev gave birth to Saraswati ji from his semen after creating the universe. She has no mother, so she was known as the daughter of Brahma ji.
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Which God married his own daughter?

Originally Answered: Why did Brahma marry his own daughter Saraswati? In the mythological story, Saraswati was not a biological daughter of Brahma. Brahma created her, like he created us. And as Brahma is our spiritual father(our Creator), Saraswati was his spiritual daughter(his creation).
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Who is the father of Lakshmi?

In Garuda Purana, Linga Purana and Padma Purana, Lakshmi is said to have been born as the daughter of the divine sage Bhrigu and his wife Khyati and was named Bhargavi. According to Vishnu Purana, the universe was created when the devas and asuras churned the cosmic Kshirasagar.
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Why did Ganga cursed Saraswati?

Vishnu was extremely fond of Ganga, which aroused the jealousy of Saraswati, who one day saw them smiling at each other. She shared her thoughts with lakshmi, who said nothing on the matter. An incensed Saraswati cursed lakshmi to a life as a tree. Angered, Ganga cursed Saraswati, who cursed her in return.
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Who is husband of Saraswati Mata?

Lord Brahma married Maa Saraswati who was his daughter. He was enamoured after he saw her beauty and wished to marry her. Lord Brahma and Maa Saraswati married and reside within Brahmaloka.
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Does Saraswati sit on tongue?

It is said that Vishnu keeps Saraswati on his tongue. This makes Lakshmi jealous. She rushes towards him and plants herself in his heart. Vishnu knows that the fickle Lakshmi will leave as soon as Saraswati leaves his tongue.
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How is Lakshmi related to Shiva?

Lakshmi was briefly associated with Shiva before she became the faithful consort of Vishnu-Narayana, the ultimate refuge of man. With Vishnu, she was domesticated.
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Is Durga wife of Shiva?

Shiva's wife was Parvati, often incarnated as Kali and Durga. She was in fact a reincarnation of Sati (or Dakshayani), the daughter of the god Daksha.
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Is Ganga sister of Parvati?

Her Parents were King Himavan (also known as Himavat or Himraj) and Queen Menawati. Then Goddess Maa Shakti (also known Adi Shakti or Adi Parashakti) took birth as Goddess Parvati, so she became the younger daughter of King Himavat and Queen Menawati. That means Maa Ganga is the elder sister of Maa Parvati.
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Who are the 3 daughters of Lord Shiva?

Lord Shiva's three daughters were Ashok Sundari, Manasa, Jyothi and Ekaveera devi. Lord Shiva had three sons and three daughters. Shiva's three daughters are worshipped even today in different parts around the world in different forms. His three sons were Kartikeya, Ganesha and Ayyappa.
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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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