PÁRVATII, THE YOGINII

Párvatii lent her cooperation to Shiva in many ways in propagating spirituality. Shiva introduced the táńd́ava dance, and Párvatii introduced the lalita mármika dance. Ananda Marga has accepted the system of combining the lalita mármika dance with kiirtana. Now to create a link between the táńd́ava invented by Shiva and the lalita mármika invented by Párvatii, certain rhythms were invented or discovered. The common term for all these rhythms is tála: the tá of táńd́ava and the la of lalita.

The two of them together, Shiva and Párvatii, did a lot for the all-round development of the people of that dark prehistoric age. In that distant past, Shiva had to invent so many new things the science of medicine, the science of music, the science of art, the physical sciences, etc. Párvatii would at times ask Shiva various questions, and with the replies which Shiva gave, she acquired the capacity to educate the masses in the science of spirituality. Shiva used to reply gladly to all Párvatii’s questions.