His father was Shahaji Bhosale and his mother, Jijabai. Bhavani was their family Goddess.

Shivaji was a great warrior. He fought many battles.

One night, Shahaji had a dream. In that dream a sanyasi gave him a mango and said: "You and your wife should eat it. You will have a son who will become very great."

When Shahaji awoke, there was a real mango on his hand. He thought it was God Siva himself who had come to him in his dream. He ate part of the mango and gave the rest to Jijabai.