Editing Parvati (section)

===Ardhanarisvara===
Parvati is portrayed as the ideal wife, mother, and householder in Indian legends.<ref>Wojciech Maria Zalewski (2012), The Crucible of Religion: Culture, Civilization, and Affirmation of Life, {{ISBN|978-1610978286}}, pp 136</ref> In Indian art, this vision of the ideal couple is derived from Shiva and Parvati as being half of the other, represented as ''Ardhanarisvara''.<ref>Betty Seid (2004), The Lord Who Is Half Woman (Ardhanarishvara), Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, Vol. 30, No. 1, Notable Acquisitions at The Art Institute of Chicago, pp. 48–49</ref> This concept is represented as an androgynous image that is half man and half woman, Siva and Parvati, respectively.<ref name=mbw3>MB Wangu (2003), Images of Indian Goddesses: Myths, Meanings, and Models, {{ISBN|978-8170174165}}, Chapter 4 and pp 86–89</ref><ref>A Pande (2004), Ardhanarishvara, the Androgyne: Probing the Gender Within, {{ISBN|9788129104649}}, pp 20–27</ref>