As his co-wife who dwells in his hair, Ganga is thought to be his Sakti, which makes Parvati very angry and jealous. However, Ganga is 8 also born from Himalaya, the mountain, and his wife, Mena, which makes her Parvati s sister. Therefore, Ganga is Parvati s rival and sister. In the Skanda Purana, it is said that Siva resolves this issue between the two by telling Vishnu that he identifying Ganga with Parvati as both the feminine aspect of the divine. Parvati is Siva s creative force, and the two are thought to be Divine Lovers.
Some creation stories talk of the two enjoying amorous sports in the forest.
In one story, Siva is said to turn himself into a tusked elephant and then Parvati became a she-elephant. From this ardent union, came the elephant headed deity, known as Ganapati. Another parallel story says the couple turned into monkeys and out of which came Hanuman 9 . Another story tells how Parvati yearned for a sun incessantly, however the ascetic Siva did not want to have any thing to do with procreation, for he was not a householder, he needed to have time to perform his austerities in the Himalayas. Parvati prayed and then, she rejoiced for Ganesa appeared before her.