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b'Ambik\\u0101 - Mother Goddess. N\\u0101tha - Husband. \\u2028Ambik\\u0101n\\u0101tha means Lord of Ambika . Husband of Ambik\\u0101 . One who has been chosen by Ambika as her beloved husband. One whose Lord is Ambika. In our culture husband and wife are equal and support each other in evolution by following dharma. no one is superior or inferior. \\u2028Ambikaayaahaa naathaha - The Beloved or Lord of Ambika/Parvati \\u2028Ambikaa naathaha yasya saha - One whose master is Parvati\\u2028\\u2028
The popular story of Shivas marriage with goddess p\\u0101rvati is found in most of the major pur\\u0101nas . Mother p\\u0101rvati did tapas ( penance ) for marrying the Lord . She gained him through her austerity and owned him by true love. So Ambik\\u0101n\\u0101tha
also means one who is owned by Ambik\\u0101 . \\u2028
Parvati\\u2019s hand shows that her husband will be \\u2028\\u2028
yogi nagno aguno akaami maatrutaatavivarjitaha\\u2028
amaano ashivaveshascha patirasyaahaa kiledrsha - Shiva Purana Rudrasamhita chapter 8 verse 11
Her husband would be an ascetic, naked, nirguna, free from lust, without parents, deprived of honour, and his dress and his manners would be inauspicious.

These indicated Lord Shiva and she started doing
penance to attain HIM as her Husband. \\u2028
She left eating food and lived only on fruits. Then she left fruits and lived on
leaves. She left eating leaves also and she came to be called Aparna. Then
Brahmaji\\u2019s vani was heard:
Listen o daugher of the mount-king; your desire is accomplished. Cease all
your rigorous penance, the slayer of Tripurari will soon be yours.

What was Lord Shiva doing so far after Sati\\u2019s immolation? Shivji loved sati
and since she left the body, he became more dispassionate. He used to
meditate or wander taking Ram naam or give upadesh to rishis etc. He felt
sorrow when Sati dropped the body. The misconception about Sati Pratha
originating from here is discussed. One day Sri Ram appeared in front of Lord Shiva. Sri Ram said to Lord Shiva that Sati is born as Parvati and she wants you as her husband. You please marry her. Drop the past.
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Shambhoho chittam vashe chaishaa karishyati tapasvinee\\u2028sa chaapyena amrte yoshaam na hi anyaam udvahishyati Parvati will attract the mind of Shiva towards herself with the perfoming of
Tapas. Shiva too will marry parvati and no one else. \\u2028

Shiva-Parvati vivaha is celebrated on Maha-Shivaratri day. \\u2028\\u2028Shiva Parvati are subjectively shraddha and vishwas. In our heart both must be there. Shraddha & Vishwas when we have, then only Atma-jnana happens. Shadanan was born through them. Jnana is product of Shraddha and
vishwas and Jnana kills Tarakasura who is Ignorance and delusion.

Ambika is also Uma. Kenopanishad praises Brahmavidya as Uma haimavati. Lord Shiva is the giver of this Vidya, the Supreme wisdom. Umaa haimavatiti kenopanishat-prasiddhaa brahmavidyaa umaa, tasyaaha patihi padaataa.
It also means Shiva is sought through Brahma-vidya and attained.

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