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Power of Devotion
Both King Himavan and Parvati were now hearing the ‘Omkara” coming out of the cave. He took his daughter Parvati  inside the cave along with him and   saw that there were no Cave-inhabiting animals or insects, except the resonance of the “Omkara” from the Shiva’s cave.

Parvati was experiencing the ‘primordial sound’ being the natural   humming energy that was emitting waves of energy from the breath of  Lord Shiva. The entire cave filled with radiant energy as if the creation   itself set in motion by the vibration of Om. The hair locks of Lord Shiva was receiving the prayers from His devotees and were getting  converted into “Omkara” in rhythmic semicircles instantly even though   the Lord was in the “Turiyâ” state of perfect bliss and were getting answered with new vigour and strength.

Parvati informed the King Himavan on her decision to visit the  cave of Lord Shiva each day and requested him to ensure that no one   disturbs her during her service to the Mahadeva.

Parvati visited the cave of Lord Shiva each day with fresh   deep breath on the chariot of ‘Omkara’. As the lungs require proper   cleaning, she cleaned and swept the floor of the cave and decorated   the cave with flowers and fruits. That indeed was a continuous long  process  calls for utmost devotion. She become an ascetic herself, thinking perhaps that would win his love. Living in the forest with nothing to eat and with no clothes to protect her tender body from the fierce weather, she completely mastered her physical needs. Soon she was able to match Shiva’s awesome powers by creating incredible energy in her yogic meditations, enough energy to attract the attention of the supreme deity.

<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">Parvati gave up her jewellery and beautiful clothes. She wore deerskin instead. There is a peak in the Himalayas known as Gouriskikhara. It is there Parvati went for her Penance. During the monsoon, Parvati meditated while seated on the ground. In the winter, she mediated under the water. Wild beats dared not harm her. Abandoning all pleasure, the lofty-minded daughter of the Mountain King Himavan performed the propitiation of Sambhu by means of profound Dhyana. For performing the great penance, Parvati built an altar exactly at the place where the noble-soul Rudra burned Kama. She established herself upon it. She performed rigorous Penance, wearing nothing to protect her tender body from the harsh weather, refrained from drinking water, and subsisted on leaves. Thereafter, she avoided green leaves and took up only dried ones. Later on, she stopped eating the dried leaves too when the woman of slender waist became famous as Aprana. Thus, she performed the penance for long divine years. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt0.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-font-width:107%;mso-font-kerning: 8.0pt">  <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;">Lord Shiva became fascinated. Read Kingdom of Shiva to know more about the power of devotion that won the heart...Kishenji, Author Kingdom of Shiva