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Shiva and Parvati
A Divine Love Story with Some Serious Complications
1. Shiva Plays Hard to Get
Brahma tries to convince Shiva to marry Parvati, but Shiva plays hard to get. And Brahma has quite a sales pitch. He is determined to make Shiva understand why marrying Parvati is such a wonderful idea. Whether Shiva finds any of it convincing is another matter.
“Parvati is Prakriti, the cause of all activities. Everything is created, sustained, and destroyed by her,” Brahma says. “How can anyone, even you, exist without Prakriti? You are worthy of worship because of Prakriti.”
But maybe Shiva isn’t playing hard to get. Maybe he’s desperately trying to escape the whole situation. I mean, who in their right mind would want to marry someone who can create, sustain, and destroy everything? That sounds like a rather frightening marriage proposal. Perhaps Shiva had already seen a future Mahakali coming and was trying to avoid the inevitable.
Shiva has his own argument. “I am trying to become indifferent to Prakriti through my great penance. Prakriti should not concern people like me who are trying to leave the world behind.” He seems determined to stay away from all this, especially the marriage part. Unfortunately for him, Parvati has something to say…
