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SKANDA-PURANA-SAMHITA
Karttikey a, th e commander -in-chief of t he cel estial army, is also k no w n as Subrahman ya, Skanda. Guh a and Ku mara. In the sou the rn stal es of India, Subrahmanya is a popular d eity even today. Among the Tamil-speaking people he is bener known as Mllrukan or Murugan.ln the Nor th. he is largely unk no w n: but he is worshipped in Ihe East, especi ally in Bengal. w here wom en pray to him lor w orlhy sons. Uke Ganesha. he 100 is a son 01 Shiva and Parvat i, miraculously born . II Ganesha w as crea ted b y PaNal i. Karttikeya wa s I he creal ion 01 Shiva. nurtured by Agni, Ganga and Kriu ikas in tu rn. Si x · head ed. twelve· armed and sea ted on his v ahana or vehicle, the peacock, Karl1ik eya is Ihe symbol 01 youth, beauty and valour. In the Soulh he also symb olises the supreme wisdo m since. ac cord ing 10 legend, he taughl his lalher, Ihereby earning th e name of Svaminalha. Karl1ikeya th ough usually depicte d as a bach elor is also mentioned as having tw o w iv es: Valli and Oevasena. The sto ry 01 Karttikeya is lound in I he Mahab harala. in the Shiva. Sk anda and Bra hmanda puranas:and in Ihe Ramayana. Our story is based o n the Tamil version ol lhe Ska nda · Purana- Samhila.
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Editor : Ana n t Pai
Scrip t: Pradip Bhatt ach arya & M eera Ugra Art works : C . M . Vitankar
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