In Hinduism, Kārttikeya (also Skanda, Subrahmanya, Kumara, Arumugan, Shanmugan, Murugan, Guha, Saravana, Swaminatha, Velan,Velavan, Senthil) is a god born out of a magical spark created by Shiva. The name Kārttikeya means "him of the Pleiades". There are several legends surrounding his birth. Kartikeya - Origins. Kartikeya - In the Hindu epics. The first elaborate account of Kartikeya's ...

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Historically, Kartikeya enjoyed immense popularity in the Indian subcontinent. One of the major Puranas, the Skanda-purana is dedicated to him. In the Bhagavad-Gita( Ch.10, Verse 24) Krishna, explaining his omnipresence, says - "Of generals I am Skanda, the lord of war". His presence in the religious and cultural sphere can be seen at least from the Gupta age. Two of the Gupta kings, Kumaragupta and definitely Skandagupta were named after him. He is seen in the Gupta sculptures and in the temples of Ellora and Elephanta.As the command ...

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Though slightly varying verisons occur in the Puranas, they broadly follow the same pattern. (By this period, the identification of Shiva/Rudra with Agni, that can be traced back to the Vedas and Brahmanas, had clerealy made Kartikeya the son of Shiva.) The universe is said to be terrorised by the Asura Taraka. The Devas are assured that only a son of Shiva can destroy the demon. The Devas manage to get Shiva married to Parvati and yet no child is born for a long time. Finally, Shiva hands over his effulgence to Agni, as he alone is c ...

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The first elaborate account of Kartikeya's origin occurs in the Mahabharata. In a complicated story, he is said to heve been born from Agni and his wife after the latter impersonated the six of the seven wives of the 'Seven Sages'.The actual wives then become the Pleiades. Kartikeya is said to have been born to destroy the Asura Mahisha.(In latter mythology, Mahisha became the adversary of Durga.)Indra attacks Kartikeya as he see the latter as a threat, until Shiva intervenes and makes Kartikeya the commander-in-chief of the army of the Deva ...

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Kartikeya, Kartikeya - Origins, Kartikeya - In the Hindu epics, Kartikeya - In the Hindu Puranas, Kartikeya - In Sanskrit Kavya/Poetry, Kartikeya - The adoration of Kartikeya, Kartikeya - In the Tamil land, Kartikeya - Differences in Northern and Southern traditions, Kartikeya - Related Links, Kartikeya - Related Links

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