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[ 0 => ''''Ashok Sundari''' ([[Sanskrit]]: अशोक सुंदरी) is a regional [[Hindu]] goddess, who is described as the daughter of the deities [[Shiva]] and [[Parvati]]. Ashok Sundari is mentioned in the [[Katha (storytelling format)|katha]] folk tales of [[Gujarat]]. She is associated with [[salt]].<ref>http://www.mid-day.com/columnists/2012/dec/091212-Daughters-of-Shiva-Devdutt-Pattanaik-Opinion.htm</ref> Though she is not generally described as Shiva's child in mainstream scriptures, her tale is told in the scripture ''[[Padma Purana]]''.<ref>http://www.speakingtree.in/spiritual-articles/mysticism/shivas-girl-child</ref>', 1 => '==Etymology==', 2 => false, 3 => 'Ashok Sundari was created from a tree by Parvati to get rid from her loneliness. The words in her name ashok are derived as she got rid of Parvati’s ‘shok’ which means sorrow and sundari means a beautiful girl.<ref>http://www.mid-day.com/columnists/2012/dec/091212-Daughters-of-Shiva-Devdutt-Pattanaik-Opinion.htm</ref><ref>http://www.speakingtree.in/spiritual-articles/mysticism/shivas-girl-child</ref>', 4 => false, 5 => '==Birth and Curse==', 6 => false, 7 => 'The birth of Ashok Sundari goes by that Shiva is initially a detached [[hermit]] who is not interested in any worldly pleasures. Shiva later gets married to Parvati and turns into a householder. As a result, Shiva became a father and had three children. One of them is a girl child. Shiva and Parvati came across a tree known as [[Kalpavriksha]]. Parvati used to feel very lonely. So, she asked for a daughter from the wish fulfilling tree to get rid of her loneliness. Her wish was granted and Ashok was born. She was then named Ashok Sundari by Parvati.', 8 => false, 9 => 'Ashok Sundari was present at the time when her brother [[Ganesha]] [[Ganesha#Common_attributes|was beheaded]]. Ashok Sundari got frightened by Shiva’s anger and hid behind a bag of salt. When Parvati came to know about it, she became very angry and cursed Ashok Sundari to become a part of salt. Later when Ganesha's head was restored by Shiva, Parvati and Shiva revived their daughter and calmed her.<ref>http://www.mid-day.com/columnists/2012/dec/091212-Daughters-of-Shiva-Devdutt-Pattanaik-Opinion.htm</ref> Ashoka Sundari was to marry [[Nahusha]] of the lunar dynasty. A [[raksha]] tried to abduct her but she escaped and cursed the demon that he will be killed by her husband. Ashoka Sundari and Nahusha got married in presence of Sage [[Vashistha]].<ref>http://www.speakingtree.in/spiritual-articles/mysticism/shivas-girl-child</ref>', 10 => false, 11 => '==Significance==', 12 => false, 13 => 'Although Ashok Sundari is very less mentioned in [[hindu mythology]], but she is associated with salt without it food is tasteless.<ref>http://www.mid-day.com/columnists/2012/dec/091212-Daughters-of-Shiva-Devdutt-Pattanaik-Opinion.htm</ref> She is often called Okha and salt is not purchased in the month of [[Chaitra]] in her memory.<ref>http://www.speakingtree.in/spiritual-articles/mysticism/shivas-girl-child</ref>', 14 => false, 15 => '==Portrayal in Media==', 16 => false, 17 => 'In a successful television series [[Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev|Devon Ke Dev Mahadev]], [[Ashnoor Kaur]] had played the role of Ashok Sundari.<ref>http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-30/tv/34816577_1_sonarika-bhadoria-ashnoor-kaur-devon-ke-dev-mahadev</ref>', 18 => false, 19 => '==References==', 20 => '{{Reflist}}', 21 => false, 22 => '==External links==', 23 => false, 24 => '{{Hindu Deities and Texts}}', 25 => false, 26 => '[[Category:Hindu goddesses]]' ]