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Jul 2, 2017 · Summary: - Yes, Muruga did take on the position of a guru for Lord Shiva and did explain him the meaning of the Pranava, though the 2 crore verse thing hasn’t been mentioned. Detailed This story has been described in the Skanda Purana Śaṁkara Saṁhitā, Śivarahasya khaṇḍa, Sambhava kāṇḍa
Jun 23, 2016 · Adhomukha is Shiva's invisible face looking downwards which manifested it's power only for Muruga's birth. Including the invisible face also Siva had five faces only.May be Agni which carried added his one face for Subramanya. Nope the five faces are Sadyojata, Aghora, Vamadeva, Ishana and Tatpurusha.
Find out the reasons why Kartikeya, the son of Shiva, is less popular than other Hindu deities. Learn about his history, legends, and worship from experts and enthusiasts.
Kartikeya (also called Muruga, Skanda, Subrahmanya) is the son of Lord Shiva and Parvati. He is mostly worshiped in the southern part of India. He is also the commander-in-chief of the army of the devatas.He is also the God of war.
Feb 21, 2016 · 7. Kandha Puranam is a very revered Tamil scripture that talks about the glories of Lord Muruga (or Kartikeya). It was written by Kachiyappa Sivacharyar as the Tamil equivalent of Skanda Purana, and Muruga himself gave him guidance for this task. The story revolves around Lord Muruga's divine leelas, and his defeat of the asura Surapadma, who ...
There are also many Swayambhu Lingams in Tamilnadu. So, don't restrict Shiva to North India alone. Don't forget that Shaivism was the major religion of South India during the Chola rule. I doubt that Gubera was there in Tamil Sangam. But Lord Muruga was the leader of the Second Sangam. It was Sage Agashtya who formulated the grammar of Tamil ...
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Jun 4, 2019 · Is Muruga same as kartikeya? If yes, Kartikeya didn't born from 3rd eye of Shiva, Shiva's seed traveled a lot before transforming into Kartikeya aka Skanda, according to Shiva Purana. BTW, where did you read that Skanda was born from 3rd eye of Shiva? Also i doubt whether Shiva avatars or his sons, born from any womb.
Jan 23, 2017 · 10. It's probably because the story of Ashokasundari is only attested in the Padma Purana; you can read the story starting from page 1280 of this section of the Bhumi Kanda of the Padma Purana. (If you want to read the rest of the Padma Purana, see my answer here.) And Ashokasundari is described in the Padma Purana as the wife of Nahusha and ...
Jan 5, 2016 · As I discuss in this answer, Shiva's son Kartikeya, AKA Skanda or Muruga, has two wives, Valli and Devasena. Now I just came back from a trip to India, and one of the places I visited was the Thirupparamkunram Kartikeya temple, which is the place where Kartikeya married Devasena.
