Lord Kartikeya: Lord Kartikeya is known by several other names as following

Thursday, 22 November 2012

Lord Kartikeya is known by several other names as following

1. Kartikeya- For being breast-fed by six Karittika deities 2. Sadanana 3. Arumugan 4. Shanmukha- For he has six faces 5. Subrahmanya- Because of his wide knowledge 6. Skanda- He is born from the life-source that slipped ('Skanna) from Shiva 7. Shikhivahana- Because peacock is his vehicle 8. Guha- For he protects his devotees from enemies 9. Mayilvaganan 10. Murugan 11. Sanmatura 12. Devasenapati 13. Saktidhara 14. Tarakari 15. Kumara- Because he is always a young boy and also killed evil persons 16. Agnibhoo 17. Tarakjeet 18. Shakti Dhuru 19. Ganga Putra 20. Gangja 21. Kaangeyan 22. Swaminathan 23. Velayuthan 24. Vishagan 25. Vel murugan 26. Vallimanallan 27. Soorasankaran 28. Mahasena- As he gathered and led a huge army to kill the demons

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ll Kartikeya Prayer ll om śaravaṇa bhavāya namaḥ ------o------ Murugan shlokas and mantras for worship/prayer: (1) om jaya jaya mahāvīra bhagavān śrī skanda namo namaḥ Aum! Victory, Victory (to Thee)! Salutations to the Great Hero, Lord Skanda. (2) muruga muruga veḻ veḻ muruga, muruga muruga vetri veḻ muruga This is a popular shloka in the Tamil language, it glorifies Lord Murugan and His Vel (a.k.a. shula, meaning ‘lance’), which represents His Shakti. Vetri means victory. (3) jñāna śaktidhara skanda valli kalyāṇasundara | devasenā manaḥ kānta kārtikeya namo'stute || om subramaṇyāya namaḥ || Unto Skanda, who holds the power of spiritual knowledge, The Beloved of Valli and Enchanter of the mind of Devasena, Praiseful salutations to Thee, O Kartikeya. Aum! Salutations to Subramanya. (4) mayūravāhanaṁ vīraṁ tārakāsura mardanam | vande ṣaḍānanaṁ devaṁ kārtikeya śivātmajam || To the brave One, whose mount is the peacock, That Destroyer of the demon Tarakasura, Obeisance to Lord Shadanana, born of Shiva’s own Self. ------o------ Skanda Gayatri Mantra(s): There are two Skanda Gayatris, the only difference between them is the name by which Murugan is referred to – Shanmukha or Skanda. tatpuruṣāya vidmahe mahāsenāya dhīmahi | tanno shanmukha pracodayāt || ~ Mahanarayana Upanishad I.26 ~ Taittiriya Aranyaka X.1.6 May we know that Divine Person, And meditate upon Mahasena; May Shanmukha impel us. tatpuruṣāya vidmahe mahāsenāya dhīmahi | tanno skanda pracodayāt || May we know that Divine Person, And meditate upon Mahasena. May Skanda impel us. Aum Śaravaṇa Bhavaya Namaḥ.

Kartikeya 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. He thus has a large number of names. 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

Karttikeya is the Lord Shiva's eldest son, who is also known as Kumara, Skanda, Subramanya, Shanmukha or Muruga (the last name used in Tamil Nadu). As Kartikeya he is designated the deity of war, guarding right and destroying evil. Hindu myths profess that he is interested in nothing but battles and warlike adventures. As Shanmukha, the six-headed, he teaches that we have five senses and the mind, and only when all six are in harmony is there spiritual growth. As Subramanya, he has two consorts, Valli and Devasena, who embody Jnana Shakti, the power of knowledge and Kriya Shakti, the power of action. He rides the peacock, reminding us not to let pride and egotism get the better of us. In his hand he holds the sharp spear, symbolizing the developed sharp intellect, and with it he guards the spiritual progress of the world. The Birth of Karttikeya Karttikeya was the chief battle god of the Hindu pantheon. He was born to combat demon power. An asura named Taraka had so propitiated Brahma by the performance of his austerities that Brahma was forced to grant him the boon that he desired: invulnerability to alI but a son of Shiva. At that time Shiva had no sons and just lost his wife Sati, who had thrown herself to her father Daksha's sacrificial fire. Lord Shiva was in no mood to marry again and was engaged most ferociously in the practice of austerities, so Taraka considered that he had nothing to fear. Protected by his boon, he set about extending his domains, and managed to subdue not only the creatures of the earth but also to inflict humiliation on the gods. lndra was forced to give him his wonderful white horse. Due to the terror of Taraka, the Sun gave no heat and the moon remained full at all times. The gods consulted together, how they could put down the tyrant and persuade Shiva to marry again. They decided that Sati should be reborn as the beautiful Parvati, daughter of the Himalayas. When Parvati came of age of marriage she began to perform austerities in the hope of rendering herself worthy in the eyes of the great god. But Shiva took no notice of her, absorbed as he was in his own meditations. After several years of this Indra, despairing of Parvati’s success without outside assistance, ordered Kama, the god of love, to approach the great ascetic and arouse desire in his heart. Accordingly Kama went to Moun Kailasa, where he found Shiva sunk in yogic meditation, impervious to all around him. Kama hardly dared to accomplish his mission and stood looking on for some time. Just then, however, Parvati Came into sight, gathering flowers and looking so charming and beautiful that Kama dared to hope that Shiva would be gratified to see her. He loosed his arrow. As the shaft of love struck Shiva, desire woke in his heart and he perceived Parvati. But at the same time he saw Kama and, filled with anger at his audacity, instantaneously burned him to ashes by fixing on him his third eye. Though desire had been woken in Shiva's heart, the lord of asceticism did not give way to his passion, and was not even moved by several years more of austerities on the part of Parvati. Finally, however, he consented to marry her, to the delight of the other gods. But their pleasure was premature, for many years passed by and no children were born. Once more they consulted together and decided this time to send Agni as their ambassador to Shiva and to urge him to beget a son. Agni chanced to reach Mount Kailasa just as Shiva had left his wife and, taking the form of a dove, managed to pick up a seed of the great god. He immediately hastened back with it to Indra. The seed of Shiva, however, could not be supported by one of the lesser gods and as Agni travelled his burden seemed to grow heavier and heavier finally as he was passing over Ganges, he was forced to drop it. There on the banks of the river arouse a child as beautiful as the moon, as brilliant as the sun. This was Kartikeya. As he appeared on the bank of the Ganges the six Pleiades, daughter of six rajas, came to that spot to bathe. Each of them claimed beautiful boy, and each wished give him the breast; so Kantikeya acquired six mouths and was suckled by all of his foster-mothers. When the child grew up he became commander of the gods and, according to the boon slew the demon Taraka

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