Shiva’s Family

Shiva’s Family Shiva married twice. His first wife Sati was the daughter of King Daksha. Sati married Shiva against his father’s wishes. Once Daksha organized a grand yagna and invited all but Shiva and Sati. However, Sati’s overpowering affection for her parents made her forget the social etiquette and she went uninvited to the ceremony. However unable to bear her father’s taunts and insults she gave her life by jumping in the yagna fire. Eventually, Sati reincarnated as Parvati and re-married Lord Shiva. Mata Parvati also has taken avatars of Ma Durga and Ma Kali. With Mata Parvati, Lord Shiva had three sons, God Ganesha, God Karttikeya or Skanda (God of War) and God of treasures, Kuvera