The story of SkandaSashti
By
Elango Kadhirvel
By
Elango Kadhirvel
The Story of Skanda Shashti is the story of the
birth of Sri Skanda/Kumara/Subramanya and the
fulfillment of the purpose of HIS divine incarnation
"Tormented by the asura Tarakasura, the devas with Indra went
to the Creator Brahma" (Kumara Sambhava 2.1)
Lord Brahma the Creator said “only
the spark of Shiva can produce the HERO who will defeat the powers of the evil"
Then, Lord Shiva was lost in a
deep state of meditation/samadhi
Upon Brahma's suggestion, they
sought the help of Goddess Parvathi, Parvathi agreed to help and engaged herself
in severe penance to attract Shiva's attention
The penance of Parvathi paid
off
Lord Shiva was aroused from HIS Samadhi
Six sparks emerged from HIS Third eye, They fell into the
mouth of Agni, and afterwards received by Ganges, who in turn placed them into
Sara Vana (forest filled with an arrow like grass); Saravana Poikai is the name of the mythical pool in the
Himalayas, from whose waters the divine child, Sri Subramanya (as six babies) is
believed to have emerged from the sparks
The six babies were raised by the six mothers of the divine
constellation of Krithikai
When Parvathi came and gathered all the six babies, HE became
Shanmukha - the one with the six faces and one body
HE was also Skanda - Shiva's power of chastity
preserved through penance
Shanmukha became Kumara - the powerful virile
adolescent who was the most handsome (Muruka)
He was made the General (Deva Senapathi) of the God's
army
"....Of the army generals I am
Skanda."(The Gita)
Skanda received from his mother Parasakthi /Goddess Parvathi
an all powerful VEL (Lance)
He engaged the armies of Simhamukha, Surapadma and Tarakasura
on a six day battle and vanquished all of them on the sixth
day
The Asuras were annihilated and the Devas were
liberated
The sixth day (Shashti) of the waxing moon is celebrated as
Skanda Shashti – Symbolizing divine victory over all evil
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