![]() ![]() ![]() His birth was absolutely needed to destroy the all-powerful Soorapadman and his brothers. Mother Parvati hugged the babies and made them into one and thus Muruga was born. Mother Ganges carried the sparks to the Saravana pond and there the holy sparks became six babies on six red lotus flowers. Lord Shiva asked Vayu, the wind God and Agni, the fire God to carry the six sparks to Ganges. Lord Shiva took a form of six faces and from the third eye of each face, divine fire sparks emanated. Avatar of Lord MurugaĪll the deities went to Lord Shiva and sought his refuge. A powerful son, Lord Subrahmanya or Kartikeya, will then be born to them. Induce him to tempt Lord Shiva, who is now absorbed in his Yoga-Samadhi, to marry Parvati. Brahma said to the Devas: "O Devas, I cannot destroy Taraka, as he has obtained my grace through his severe Tapas. The asura Taraka oppressed the Devas very much. ![]() Skanda Purana, the longest of the 18 Puranas says that the Devas or the Gods faced terrible cruelty and oppression at the hands of the demons, Soorapadman and his brothers Tarakasura and Simhamugan. ![]()
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