In Hindu myth, the reincarnation of Goddess Parvathi as Lord Shiva wife ..  resource from many ancient verses, one of the vast mythology depicted from  Devibhagavata Purana ko kitab.....

Supreme Lord Brahman or in the Deva Loka government  as Daksa has a princess name SATI. Princess Sati in the Deva Loka period is wellknown for her grace wellness, decent charactors and such a  loyal obidience  was married to Lord Shiva, the Stri-/Santa/Rudra. Being Lord Shiva living in poverty, drunken, smell of ash and no possesing of jewellery and gold ornaments in the Deva Loka moment of times, has made Daksa verbaly degraded HIM and this was heard by HIS consort  Sati .Come to her action in defence and behold of her husband prides, Sati immediately without hesitation drown / commit-suicide in fire. Being Sati  Her-Self as divine Goddess, Sati was born again in reincarnation of Himavan Princess as Mena , better known as Menaka and then profoundly named as Parvathi/Santa/Shiva Shakti.... imparting to this loyal action without question and prejudice and also total surrender onelself to her beloved- husband being her wholehearted one`s, this makes an divine example spirit of a holy nuptial relationships of a shreemathi to her husband becomes ways of faith in some ardent Hindus follower at this  modern age back from its "past and leelas"....

( Dowson, 1953:86-87,Liebert, 1976:215) -  "Devibhagavata Purana"

* liberately widow in off whites Saree`s ain`t just enough ...