Narad
Muni once asked Mata Parvati, “Please ask Lord Shankar why he wears a
necklace of human skulls. Some people wear flowers, some wear rudraksha
necklaces and some wear pearl necklaces, but Lord Shankar wears a
necklace of human skulls. This is very strange.” When Mata Parvati asked
Lord Shankar, he laughed and said, “Parvati, these skulls are yours!
Whenever you have been born you married me. So I made this rosary of all
of your skulls. Now that you have seen it, you will remember how many
births you have taken.”
