ra ▁ling am ▁or ▁prosper ous ▁ling am ▁( sign ifying ▁the ▁b ali pe eth a ), ▁stup a ▁ling am ▁( sign ifying ▁v im ana ▁tower ) ▁that ▁ra ises ▁over ▁san ct um ▁and ▁the ▁sacrific er ▁or ▁offici ating ▁priest . ▁ ▁Par v ati ▁ ▁Par v ati ▁( S ansk rit : ▁, ▁I AST : ▁P ā r vat ī ) ▁is ▁a ▁H indu ▁god dess . ▁Sh a iva ▁tradition ▁is ▁re ple te ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁form ▁of ▁god d esses ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁cons ort s , ▁Par v ati ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁celebrated ▁and ▁art istic . ▁Par v ati ▁is ▁nomin ally ▁the ▁second ▁cons ort ▁of ▁Sh iva , ▁the ▁H indu ▁god ▁of ▁destruction ▁and ▁re ju ven ation . ▁However , ▁she ▁is ▁not ▁different ▁from ▁Sat ī , ▁being ▁the ▁re inc arn ation ▁of ▁Sh iva ' s ▁wife . ▁Par v ati ▁is ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁the ▁gods ▁and ▁god dess , ▁G anes ha ▁and ▁Sk anda ▁( K art i key a ). ▁Some ▁communities ▁believe ▁her ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁V ish nu . ▁Par v ati , ▁when ▁dep icted ▁alongside ▁Sh iva , ▁generally ▁appears ▁with ▁two ▁arms , ▁but ▁when ▁alone , ▁she ▁is ▁shown ▁having ▁four ▁or ▁eight ▁arms , ▁and ▁ast ride ▁a ▁t iger ▁or ▁l ion . ▁Gener ally ▁considered ▁a ▁bene vol ent ▁god dess , ▁Par v ati