Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2064
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2064
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5) Pārvatī takes the forms of Elephant and monkey. Śiva and Pārvatī went about enjoying amorous sports in the forests. Śiva turned himself into a tusker and Pārvatī became a she-elephant then. Gaṇapati was born as a result of that sport. Śiva became a monkey and Pārvatī became his mate and Hanūmān was born as a result of that sport. (See under Gaṇapati and Hanūmān).