Parvati is the Hindu goddess of fertility, love, beauty, harmony, marriage, children and devotion; as well as of divine strength and power. This beautiful goddess is also the second consort of Shiva in the Hindu mythology. A mountain princess, she is the reincarnation of the goddess Sati (Shiva's first consort), and won Shiva's love in her previous life despite his asceticism, but immolated herself after her father's disapproval. Reborn as Parvati, daughter of the snow mountain god Himalayas, she sought Shiva out. Because the gods required Shiva's offspring to defeat their fierce adversaries, they sacrificed Kama in order to stoke Shiva's suppressed desire for a female partner. The two reunited eventually and together gave birth to Kartikeya and later on, Ganesha. They have the ability to merge into the half-male, half-female Ardha.
The goddess Durga is considered the fiercer, demon-fighting aspect of Parvati while Kali is considered by Hindus to be an aspect of Durga.
Parvati can only be obtained by evolving Sati, in reference to her myth.
Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE[]
Parvati can be acquired through fusion or through the Ichigaya hacked chip run. She spawns alongside Shiva when he acts as a boss.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey[]
"This beautiful goddess of love is one of Shiva's wives in Hindu lore. She is always at Shiva's side and played a role in opening his third eye."
—Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey compendium
Shin Megami Tensei IV[]
"This beautiful goddess of love is one of Shiva's wives in Hindu lore. She is always at Shiva's side and played a role in opening his third eye."
—Shin Megami Tensei IV compendium
Parvati is mentioned in the Challenge Quest "Escape from Philanthropy," where she asks to seek her son Kartikeya and convince him to come back to her. Kartikeya explains that, despite Parvati's loving demeanor, he's scared of her due to her sheer alienness, citing he used to be six kids until she hugged them so hard they were merged together, and the time she accidentally cut off a man's head and replaced it with an elephant's. Ultimately, he does decide to go back to Parvati one last time.
"This beautiful goddess of love is one of Shiva's wives in Hindu mythology. She won Shiva's love despite the fact that he was an ascetic."
—Shin Megami Tensei V lore
Parvati is a demon of the Megami race and can obtained through fusion in the World of Shadows. She is one of the three demons necessary to summon Idun through special fusion.
Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army[]
"An extremely beautiful consort of Shiva's in Hindu mythology, she symbolizes many virtues. She is always by Shiva's side, and plunged the world into darkness by closing his two eyes."
—Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army devil chart
Parvati begins appearing in the alternate reality version of Dark Sakuradayama in Episode 9.
Soul Hackers 2[]
"This beautiful goddess of love is one of Shiva's wives in Hindu mythology. She won Shiva's love despite the fact that he was an ascetic."
—Soul Hackers 2 demon info
Parvati is a demon of the Megami race and can be summoned through fusion at the Cirque du Goumaden once Ringo reaches level 74.
In the Lost Numbers DLC, Parvati is the final boss of the Hachigaya Training Field, along with Shiva. During the battle, Parvati is immune to attacks from female party members while Shiva is immune to attacks from male party members, though both are vulnerable to Sabbath attacks. If the party takes to long to defeat Shiva and Parvati, they will cast Apocalypse Light, an Almighty attack that deals damage equal to each party member's maximum HP.
Persona 3[]
"This beautiful goddess of love is one of Shiva's wives in Hindu mythology. She won Shiva's love, overcoming his asceticism."
—Persona 3 FES background
Parvati and Shiva can cast the Fusion Spell Ardhanari, a reference to their fusion into the singular god.
Reload[]
"A beautiful Hindu goddess of love and one of Shiva's wives. Always by his side, she played a role in opening his third eye. She can turn into Durga or Kali when angered."
—Persona 3 Reload background
Parvati is a Persona of the Priestess Arcana and can be summoned once the protagonist reaches level 48. Her fusion recipe requires Sati, Sarasvati and Dakini as material.
Persona 4[]
Parvati and Shiva can be fused to create the personaArdha.
Persona 5[]
"A beautiful Hindu goddess of love and one of Shiva's wives. Always by his side, she played a role in opening his third eye. She can turn into Durga or Kali when angered."
Parvati is required to fuse Ardha in the Velvet Room through a special fusion recipe with Shiva.
Royal[]
Parvati cannot learn Hamaon or Hama Boost via level up anymore, with Psy Break and Null Ice taking their place. When itemized through Electric Chair execution, Parvati will now yield a Null Ice Skill Card. During a fusion alarm, Parvati will yield a Repel Ice Skill Card instead.
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2[]
"If you wish to speak to my husband, take this spear from me. Prove to me that you are worthy of his presence."
—Parvati, Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2
Parvati can be fought in the final dungeon, primarily on the 5th Layer of the Sun. She has a chance to drop a Pinaka which must be obtained in order to unlock the boss fight with Shiva.
Devil Survivor 2[]
"This beautiful goddess of love is one of Shiva's wives in Hindu lore. She is the reincarnation of Sati, Shiva's previous wife. She is always at his side and played a role in opening his third eye. Symbolizing beauty, her name means "she who lives in the mountains.""
Sati and Parvati share the pink irises, manicure and pedicure. This references on how Sati reincarnates to Parvati after the former's death.
Parvati in Nocturne, Soul Hackers 2 and Devil Survivor 2 drains/resists Fire attacks but is weak to Ice, a reference to how Parvati is Sati reincarnated after throwing herself into flames, though some games such as Avatar Turner has her weak to Ice only or justs block Fire attacks such as in King Abaddon. This is changed to the opposite in more modern Shin Megami Tensei games, Persona 3 and Persona 4 to reflect her being the daughter of the snow god of the Himalayas, though other games such as Persona 5 only has her block Ice.