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Vijaya

Also called: Jaya and Vijaya (Parvati's two friends)

Parvati's companion and confidante. In the Skanda Purana she consoles the goddess at Kanchi and urges her to follow Shiva into the forest after the dice game; in the Shiva Purana Parvati serves Shiva with two maids.

Sources: The Skanda Purana, tr. G. V. Tagare (Motilal Banarsidass), Maheshvara Khanda: Kedara Khanda 27, 34-35 and Arunachala Mahatmya 3-13, on Wisdom Library · see Vijaya's web

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Stories 1

The game of dice: Shiva loses everything to Parvati
Legend · as tells Parvati to go after him · 2 tellings

Cited

The Skanda Purana, tr. G. V. Tagare (Motilal Banarsidass), Maheshvara Khanda: Kedara Khanda 27, 34-35 and Arunachala Mahatmya 3-13, on Wisdom Library § 1.3a.3 Primary text (translation)
The Skanda Purana, tr. G. V. Tagare (Motilal Banarsidass), Maheshvara Khanda: Kedara Khanda 27, 34-35 and Arunachala Mahatmya 3-13, on Wisdom Library § 1.3a.4 Primary text (translation)
The Skanda Purana, tr. G. V. Tagare (Motilal Banarsidass), Maheshvara Khanda: Kedara Khanda 27, 34-35 and Arunachala Mahatmya 3-13, on Wisdom Library § 1.1.35 Primary text (translation)