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 | | Karttikeya was born for the purpose of killing Taraka, the too holy and wise deva-daimon, who had obtained through austerity all the knowledge and yoga powers of the gods. | | | Karttikeya's divine authority as Lord of yoga and | | | Karttikeya Stotram: (Sanskrit) A subdivision (Rudrayamala Tantra) of the Shakta Tantras dedicated to God Karttikeya. |
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http://www.experiencefestival.com/karttikeya
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| | Thus Karttikeya, who was this beautiful child, was suckled simultaneously by six surrogate mothers without much difficulty as, being the son of a god and a god himself, he had six heads and could suckle six breasts all at once. | | | In South India Karttikeya is worshipped as Subramanya. | | | Thus the universe was again brought back to the control of the gods who could go back to their heavens and pursue their usual lives of complete leisurely pleasure. |
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| | Shiva - encyclopedia article about Shiva. |
| | Shiva and Parvati are the parents of Karttikeya (also known as Murugan in South India) and Ganesha (also known as Vinayagar in South India), the elephant-headed God of wisdom. | | | Karttikeya is a six-headed god (thus called shadaanan, the one with six heads, Sanskrit: shad, six + aanan, head) and was conceived to kill the demon Tarakasura, who had proven invincible against other minor gods. | | | He acquired his head due to the actions of Shiva, who decapitated him because Ganesha refused to allow him to enter the house while Parvati was bathing. |
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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Shiva
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| | Theosophy Library Online - Symbol Series - KARTTIKEYA |
| | Karttikeya said of himself, "Although I am a boy, I am invincible", and crushed the demon Taraka where all the other gods had failed. | | | As Murugan, Karttikeya is said to be wed to the ancient Dravidian goddess Valli, while at the same time being thought of as a chaste boy, a condition of celibacy more fully emphasized in the non-orgiastic worship of the god as Subrahmanya. | | | Despite the fact that he is celibate, he is worshipped in Bengal by women seeking fertility and in Tamil Nadu as Murugan, a deity going back to neolithic times and invoked in ecstatic rites such as those intended to heal young women 'possessed' and in love with unsuitable men. |
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http://theosophy.org/tlodocs/symbols/Karttikeya-0987.htm
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| | Aspects of Karttikeya's Character |
| | Karttikeya's greatest achievement as the generalissimo of the gods was his killing of the demons Mahisa and Taraka. | | | It shows that Karttikeya was regarded as a god of knavery. | | | [70] In the Deccan the god Khandoba, who is regarded as an aspect of Karttikeya, is worshipped by a tribe called Ramoshis[71] who live by stealing. |
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http://murugan.org/research/chatterjee-karttikeya-character.htm
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| | Karttikeya in Early Indian Coinage |
| | The female deity on the reverse of some of the Yaudheya Ka$rttikeya is believed to be the consort of the deity on the obverse. | | | It is clear that among all the Hindu gods, Ka$rttikeya, despite being frequently associated with royalty and war, is the least represented on coinage, especially South Indian coinage. | | | It may be noted that Ka$rttikeya was the principal deity of the Yaudheyas. |
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http://xlweb.com/heritage/murukan/suresh_dia.htm
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| | Shiva - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Karttikeya is a six-headed god (thus called shadaanan, the one with six heads, Sanskrit: shad, six + aanan, face, head) and was conceived to kill the demon Tarakasura, who had proven invincible against other gods. | | | Śiva and Parvati are the parents of Karttikeya (also known as Murugan in South India) and Ganesha (also known as Vinayaka, or Vinayagar in South India), the elephant-headed God of wisdom. | | | He acquired his head due to the actions of Śiva, who decapitated him because Ganesha refused to allow him to enter the house while Parvati was bathing. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva
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| | Iconographic Contact between Karttikeya and Manjusri in China |
| | that with the spread of Buddhism in Central Asia and China, Karttikeya (or Mahasena or Kumara) was gradually adopted as a minor guardian deity (sometimes having demonic appearance) in the Buddhist pantheon. | | | It was only natural that Manjusri, under the influence of Karttikeya, developed a relationship with the father of the latter (according to a belief). | | | In that case, we cannot deny the possibility of one of the earliest contacts between Karttikeya and Manjusri having taken place in the latter's traditional domain (viz., the province of Shensi) in or before the latter half of the 5th cent. |
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http://murugan.org/research/china_karttikeya.htm
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| | Kataragama: The Holy of Holies of Sri Lanka |
| | It was this Swamiji who recovered, as it were, from the debris of age-old antiquity the temple of Lord Karttikeya and restored it to its pristine purity, nay, revitalized and surcharged the whole atmosphere with electric spirituality and thus transformed the sacred place of Kataragama into a gigantic powerhouse of spirituality and sanctity. | | | Another remarkable feature of this place, which should not escape the gaze of the devotees, is the representation of two other faiths, Islam and Buddhism, in the mosque situated near the Temple of Goddess Valli and the Buddhist Dagoba located two or three furlongs from the main shrine. | | | The Commander-in-Chief of the gods came down to Tiruchendur, a port of sanctity in South India, and sent his messenger Veerabahu to the chief of the Asuras of Lanka with an ultimatum: ”Release of the captives including King Indra or war at the battlefield.” Relentless was Sura Padma and therefore war was inevitable. |
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| | A name of Karttikeya, god of war, used especially in the South. |
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| | Karttikeya, Lord Shiva's second son, is the God of the War, the war-lord of the Deva (God) army. | | | God of knowledge and Remover of obstacles, is the older son of Lord Shiva and Parvati, but unlike Karttikeya he was created by Parvati alone. | | | He is worshipped first in all Hindu rituals, and before any undertaking is started. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/ks2/kuru/indek5.html
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| | Subramanya Tirtha |
| | The tirtha of Subrahmanya lies in South Karnataka and is the abode of Karttikeya, the son of Lord Siva. | | | On the same side as the shrine of Bhairava are the ancient deities of the mother-goddess Hosaligamma and Purusa-raya. | | | It’s glories are described in the Sahyadri Khanda of the Skanda Purana (chapters 113-118) wherein it is described how during the Satya-yuga Karttikeya was installed as the ‘senapati’ (commander-in-chief) of the demigods on the banks of the River Dhara (or ‘Kumaradhara’ as it is commonly known). |
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http://www.gosai.com/chaitanya/pilgrimages/subramanya
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| | Vishnumandir.com-Voice of the Vedas Cultural Sabha Inc. |
| | Lord Karttikeya, Murugan, first guru and Pleiadean master of kundalini yoga, was born of God Siva's mind. | | | Lord Karttikeya, God of will, direct cognition and the purest, child-like divine love, propels us onward on the righteous way through religion, His Father's law. | | | The yoga pada begins with the worship of Him. |
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http://www.vishnumandir.com/htm/qna1.htm
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| | Lord Shanmukha and His Worship |
| | Appendix One consists of the Skandopanishad, the Karttikeya Stotra, Subrahmanya Mantra, Dhyana Sloka and Shanmukha Gayatri (all in Sanskrit Original and meaning in English); the Ashtottara-sata-namavalis of Lord Subrahmanya, Devasena (Deivayanai) and Valli (all in Sanskrit); the different Names of Lord Skanda and their Significances. | | | With Sena as his consort, Karttikeya killed in battle Tarakasura, as desired by the gods. | | | The Advent of Lord Skanda or Karttikeya, the purpose of His incarnation as an Avatara and its significance should be of great importance and of immense value to seekers after Truth. |
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http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/download/shanmukha.htm
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| | The Gate of Dreams (Kerala, Tantra, Bala Devi) |
| | In an interesting parallel to Christianity, South Indian Hindus believe Karttikeya to be the son of God (Shiva), born of miraculous conception. | | | Later I got the mantra-siddhi of Karttikeya, a perfection by which I could teleport his sacred ash (obtained as a blessing from the temple priests) from a covered bowl in a locked closet to my hand. | | | Inside the temple, the priests were bathing the murti with various liquids. |
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http://www.indiadivine.com/mystical-kerala-tantra-bala-devi1.htm
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| | The Self in the Mirror (Advaita, Advaitist, Shakti, Shakta) |
| | Both are deputed leaders of Shiva's ganas (followers); Karttikeya is specifically Shreshtharaja, the sublord of the bhutas (ghosts). | | | The meditation of the Shaktas is to consantly think of themselves as women, because in their view God is the original female (adyashakti). | | | Even if it was true a great siddha-yogi or Karttikeya or Devi had come to me, they, like Brahma, held mirrors in their hands. |
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http://www.indiadivine.org/mystical-advaita-shakta1.htm
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| | Murugan: The Kali Yuga Varada |
| | In almost all of these temples there is a samadhi or final resting place of a yogi or siddha over which is built a shrine to Lord Murugan or Karttikeya or Subrahmanya or Skanda, the most popular of the Lord's Thousand Names. | | | This extraordinary event happened in the month of Karttika or November, and hence the child Murugan is called Karttikeya after the six Krittika maidens who found and nursed the six divine infants. | | | Most every worshiper at these temples has his or her prayers answered. |
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| | As a war god, Karttikeya was shown holding a spear or bow and arrow, and riding a peacock. | | | The war god KARTTIKEYA was also known as Skanda. | | | The six-headed, six-armed war god, and a son of SHIVA and PARVATI. |
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http://poeticdreaming.org/mythical/india2.htm
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| | KARTTIKEYA (The Son of Shiva) |
| | This god, full of youth and vigour, outshining the luminosity of the Sun, was Karttikeya, the Son of Shiva; Murugan for devotees of the South. | | | I am sure this woud he welcomed as an addition to our knowledge on one of the numerous deities of the Hindu pantheon that deserves to be better known than as in our knowledge today." Photographic illustrations add luster to the book and makes it a worthwhile possession for anyone interested in religious folklore. | | | Shakti Gupta traces in her book the various aspects and legends which are built over the time around Karttikeya. |
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http://eroticpaintings.com/book/details/IDD853
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| | MantraOnNet.com: The Mars |
| | "Such is Karttikeya, 0 King, and such is the planet whose deity he is, the fierce Mars. | | | This awe-inspiring act of intercourse ended only because Shiva's concentration was disturbed byAgni (the god of fire); having lost His control, the Great Lord ejaculated, and Karttikeya was born. | | | In fact, Karttikeya means "son of the Krittikas." Originally, the Pleiades were the wives of the Bears." |
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http://www.mantraonnet.com/saturn/mars.html
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| | Karttikeya, Son of Shiva |
| | Karttikeya is one of the sons of the great Shiva. | | | When the demons or rakshashas took over Indralok, abode of Lord Indra. | | | Karttikeya is not born of Parvati consort of Shiva but of bhagwan Shiva himself. |
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http://www.exoticindiaart.com/product/wd45/aff10149
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| | Lord Shiva in Cosmic Dance |
| | The peacock is both, the manifest and non-manifest nature for its material form is manifest and the dance inherent in its form is non-manifest. | | | This exceptional masterpiece of Madhubani portrays the Divine-trayi of Indian Gods - Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma, along with Shiva's sons, the six headed Karttikeya and the elephant headed Ganesha. | | | Besides Vishnu's primeval form he is also present in his incarnated form as Krishna. |
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| | Skanda Karttikeya |
| | The six Matrikas (recognized as Adityas and known as the Karttika sisters, whose constellation rules the harvest month of Karttika) were sent to kill infant Skanda; although, lactating at his sight, they nursed him, and named him Karttikeya, who became the six-headed commander of the legions of Rudra. The Matsya-Purana (c. | | | Shiva, Shakti, and Skanda, are but three forms of essential Fire, or Agni; and Agni is Rudra, and both Agni and Rudra are known as Tryambaka. | | | Keshin, and it is the action of the potent poison of all the worlds’ evil, which was churned from the primal ocean by Vayu (the Wind, father of the ancient storm-god Rudra) that is often given in explanation of Nilakantha Shiva, who held the venom in his throat and survived. |
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| | The Secret Doctrine by H. P. Blavatsky, vol 2 pt 1, stanza 12 b |
| | In the Mahabharata, Karttikeya, "the six-faced Mars," is the son of Rudra or Siva, Self-born without a mother from the seed of Siva cast into the fire. | | | At the moment of his birth he asks for his bow to kill Python, the Demon Dragon, who attacked his mother before his birth,** and whom he is divinely commissioned to destroy -- like Karttikeya, who is born for the purpose of killing Taraka, the too holy and wise demon. | | | He is, therefore, a Kumara, like Karttikeya, and as Indra was in his earlier life and biographies. |
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| | Kartikeya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | As Karttikeya is worshipped predominantly in south India, many of his names are of Tamil origin. | | | In the war, Soorapadman was split into two, and was granted a boon by Kartikeyan, to become the peacock, and the rooster. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Karttikeya
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| | This refers to the Buddhist skandhas which are brought into manifestation through the Gate of Capricorn from which emanation commences in the Cosmic Quadrant of the zodiacal circle. | | | So the universe reflects constantly into our physical body which is truly the spiritual Temple of the Holy Ghost. | | | Karttikeya and Ganesha are the children of Shiva (Saturn-Cronos) and Parvati. |
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http://members.aol.com/maatmythology/part4.htm
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| | Hinduism Today Voices April, May, June, 2002 |
| | Sri Sivaya Subramuniyaswami is an avatar of Lord Karttikeya Himself, the Commander-in-Chief of the divine army. | | | highly respected founder and head of Sri Kailas Ashrama Mahasamsthana, Bangalore: "My guru, a realized jnani himself, has repeatedly said more than a hundred times that Sri Sivaya Subramuniyaswami is an avatar of Lord Karttikeya, the Commander in Chief of the divine army, because he was the leader of all virtues. | | | Gurudeva's saintliness and spiritual values will continue to guide the whole sampradaya, or lineage. |
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http://www.hinduism-today.com/archives/2002/4-6/58-61_voices.shtml
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| | Ganga The River Goddess - Tales in Art and Mythology |
| | An evocative example of Ganga's mothering capacity is provided in the myth describing the birth of Shiva's second son, Karttikeya. | | | The story goes that a powerful demon once wreaked havoc on the world and the oppressed victims came to the conclusion that only a son born to the powerful Shiva could redeem them. | | | Thus Karttikeya is also called Gangaputra, the son of Ganga. |
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http://www.exoticindiaart.com/article/ganga
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| | Planetary Mythology - Mars |
| | Karttikeya was the son of the supreme god Siva and his wife Parvati. | | | Karttikeya was created to defeat the rival of the gods, the monster Taraka (Sheinkopf). | | | The planet Mars, called Mangala, is identified with the war god Karttikeya. |
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http://web.bryant.edu/~history/h453proj/spring_99/planets1/mars.html
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| | India Book House Pvt Ltd |
| | Karttikeya is worshipped in the East, especially in Bengal where women pray to him for worthy sons. | | | Karttikeya, the commander in chief of the celestial army, is also known as Subrahmanya, Skanda, Guha and Kumara. | | | Among the Tamil-speaking people he is known as Murukan or Murugan while he is practically unknown in the North. |
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| | Karttikeya is also recognized in Buddhism as being equal to the Hindu god Skanda. | | | Karttikeya, a Hindu god mentioned in epic and Puranic texts, is a form of Skanda who was reared by the Pleiades stars and is generally represented with six heads. | | | His color is red, and he rides upon a peacock. |
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| | On the front, the peacock is being fed by the king, who is thus linked, not only by his name but also by his actions, with the god of war. | | | Part of the king's own name, Kumara, is itself an alternative name for the god of war, Skanda, also known as Karttikeya. | | | On the back of the coin, Karttikeya is shown seated on his mount, the peacock, making an offering at an altar. |
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| | Puja A Discussion with Young American Hindus |
| | There is one story that sums it up: Shiva and Parvati are sitting with their sons, Ganesha and Karttikeya. | | | They have one mango between them and Ganesha and Karttikeya are fighting over the mango. | | | Shiva says, "OK, I will give the mango to whichever of you goes around the universe and comes back first." So Karttikeya speeds off and goes around the universe and comes back. |
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| | Karttikeya Brahmin Samaj |
| | A great Mahadeva worshiped in all parts of India and the world. | | | Term : "Karttikeya: Child of the Pleiades, from Krittika, "Pleiades." Second son of Siva, the brother of Ganesha. | | | Description : "Karttikeya: Child of the Pleiades, from Krittika, "Pleiades." Second son of Siva, the brother of Ganesha. |
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| | A Daily Chronicle of Kauai's Hindu Monastery |
| | The lancelike vel wielded by Lord Karttikeya, or Skanda, embodies discrimination and spiritual insight. | | | The holy vel, that when thrown always hits its mark and of itself returns to Karttikeya's mighty hand, rewards us when righteousness prevails and becomes the kundalini serpent's unleashed power thwarting our every effort with punishing remorse when we transgress dharma's law. | | | Its blade is wide, long and keen, just as our knowledge must be broad, deep and penetrating. |
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http://www.himalayanacademy.com/taka/past/2002/November/November_08_2002
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| | MantraOnNet.com: Luminary Of The Month: Durga |
| | At her most important festival, Durga Pooja, she is shown flanked by four deities identified as her children: Karttikeya, Ganesh, Saraswati, and Lakshmi. | | | She is identified with Parvati, who is the wife of Siva and the daughter of Himalaya and his wife Mena. | | | The dominant theme in these songs of welcome and farewell seems to be the difficult life the goddess/daughter has in her husband s home in contrast to the warm, tender treatment she receives from her parents when she visits them. |
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| | Product of Metalware type on asianartresourcecouk web site |
| | He is regarded as a god of war and also a guardian deity having associations with strength and skill with weapons. | | | He holds various attributes in ten hands with the two primary hands held in cinmudra and varadamudra.Southern India, Vijayanagar, 16th/17th century.Height: 9.7 cm, 3 7/8 ins.In the Ramayana Karttikeya is considered to be the son of Siva and Parvati and so the brother of Ganesha. | | | A bronze figure Karttikeya represented with six heads and twelve arms, a form known as Shadanana-Subrahmanya, seated on his vahana, a peacock standing on a tiered base. |
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| | Single-headed Karttikeya standing facing left, holding standard and (?); Ujjain symbol with swastika above, to right; railed tree to left. | | | Ujjain symbol (taurine symbols within annulets); 4 stupas with crescents above in fields. | | | Single-headed Karttikeya standing, wheel symbol to left, railed tree to right, standard to left; taurine symbol below, bull standing right. |
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| | You, the self-effulgent glorious Lord of Valli, oh Guruguha, the Lord of Devasena, please protect me. | | | He is the distinguished son of Vamadeva and Parvati, and the beauty of his form fascinates even Cupid. | | | He, Karttikeya, the one adored by Vishnu and Brahma, is held in high esteem by Narada and others. |
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| | Ganesh is the brother of Karttikeya and son of Shiva and Parvati. | | | Karttikeya is the twin brother of Ganesh and son of Shiva and Parvati. | | | Originally six separate beings, Parvati hugged him so tight that the bodies were squeezed into one, leaving six heads. |
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| | Spear in hand, Karttikeya rides on his peacock vahana, surrounded by celestial attendants. |
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| | A god of war, Karttikeya (Skanda) is the son of Shiva and was fostered by the six Pleiades (from whom his name is derived). | | | Because of this he is often depicted with six heads, although only one is shown here. | | | The bottle is not usually mentioned in lists of Karttikeya's attributes. |
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| | Karttikeya from Amar Chitra Katha Comic Books from mall.coimbatore.com |
| | Karttikeya, the commander in chief of the celestial army, is also known as Subrahmanya, Skanda, Guha and Kumara. | | | Six-headed, twelve-armed and seated on his vahana or vehicle, the peacock, Karttikeya is the symbol of youth, beauty and valour. | | | Like Ganesha, he too is a son of Shiva and Parvati, miraculously born. |
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| | PCYH: Workshops, August 2005 |
| | She seeks to merge mantra and the mystical experience in all her work. | | | After graduating from Berklee College of Music, Karttikeya immersed himself in Hindu sadhana, living and studying for 12 years at the feet of Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. | | | Karttikeya is a musician of many instruments and a composer in many styles. |
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| | Again a Mouse (Dattatreya, Kartikeya, Aurobindo) |
| | Devi had transformed me with tantra, but I could not be wedded to a 'great' who could complete the transformation. | | | I chanted a Karttikeya mantra and delivered them to the control of Shreshtaraja. | | | Devi, Karttikeya, Brahmendra Avadhuta, Aurobindo - these had been my Yajnavalkya, sun, cloud and mountain. |
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| | The child cried in a thunderous voice and six divine Krttikas who came that way saw the child and taking pity on it vied with one another to breast-feed it. | | | Since the child looked at the six Krttikas one after the other it developed six faces and since it was breast-fed by Krttikas it came to be named Karttikeya as well. |
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http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/castleton/273/sc_en.html
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| | Karttikeya standind facing, holding sceptre; peacock on right. | | | Goddess standing with hand on hip, wearing transparent garment; lotus and nandipana symbol in field. |
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http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/india/ancientindia3.html
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