Guest guest Posted January 26, 2002 Report Share Posted January 26, 2002 How are you? Hope everything's going fine. Catching up with Rajiv? Just can't help noticing you haven't been around for a while. Here's Kartikeya for you but the pic may not load on this post. Pls visit the url to see it: http://www.angelfire.com/realm/shades/ganesh/kartikeya.htm Kartikeya Son of Shiva and Parvati. Worshipped through various names also such as kumaraswamy, Shanmukha, Subrahmanya. He resurrected the path of virtue by killing Tarkasura and Shurapadma who were harassing the world In Bharat, Ganesha is a very popular deity. The young and the old alike worship him. Like Ganesha, the other beloved son of Parvati is Kartikeya. He is a hero who even as a very young boy, became the commander of the army of the angels and killed wicked Rakshasas (demons) like Taraka. Kartikeya has several names. As he was breast-fed by six Karittika deities, he is called 'Kartikeya'. Since he has six faces, he is 'Shanmukha'. Because of his omniscience, he is 'Subrahmanya'. As he gathered a huge army to kill the demons, he is also called 'Mahasena'. Since he captained the army of the angels in the fight with the Rakshasas, he was given the title of 'Senani' or 'Commander'. Since he was born out of the life-source that slipped ('Skanna) from Shiva, he is named 'Skanda'. With the peacock as his mode of transport, he is 'Shikhivahana'. And he is always a young boy because of which he is 'Kumara'. This term also means that he is one who kills evil persons. And he is more handsome than Manmatha, the Gods of Love. He is worshipped as 'Guha' too, since he protects his devotees from enemies. For those who do great and good deeds for the welfare of the world and are considered Gods, it is no wonder that there are a hundred or even a thousand such names. Author - T.Keshava Bhatta http://www.freeindia.org/biographies/ Return to Ganesh INDEX Home background/graphics/pics where possible see alt-tag/mouse-over, see also: Sources & Note http://www.angelfire.com/realm/shades/ganesh/kartikeya.htmDo You ? Auctions Great stuff seeking new owners! Bid now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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