The Vow of Parvati (The Story of a Love Reborn)

Drawn to beauty, sweetness and the softer things in life, the young devi Sati is about to choose her vahana, the vehicle that will be the symbol of her identity. But before she can. her world is shaken by the arrival of Rudra, the snake-wearing, intoxicated Adi Yogi who haunts cremation grounds and consorts with wild ganas.

When they meet sparks fly. He is her opposite in every way but all she feels is a strong attraction even as their personalities clash. When family pressure compels Sati to choose her husband, she has to decide whether she can accept the darker fiercer aspects of herself that Rudra brings out.

However a cataclysmic tragedy forever alters Devaloka. tearing the lovers apart From the ashes of the aftermath the young devi emerges once more this time as Parvati Given a new chance at life, at determining her fate. Parvati makes a fateful vow to win the heart of Rudra. Can she succeed once again?

Aditi Banerjee is the author of The Curse of Gandhari and a practicing attorney at a Fortune 500 financial services company. She recently earned an executive MBA from Columbia She has published several essays on Hinduism and the Hindu- American experience in publications such as The Columbia Documentary History of Religion in America since 1945 and Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs in America. In her free time, she enjoys wandering the Himalayas and experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen.

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