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Kartikeya
Kartikeya, the son of Lord Shiva, is said to be the leader of
the god's forces. Also known as Subramaniam,
Skanda, Guha, Shadannana or Sanmukha
for (having six heads).
 PURPOSE OF SHADANANA
Kartikeya, the son of Shiva and Shakti is the efficient and
brave leader of god's forces. Leading the forces efficiently is an extremely
difficult task. To discharge this duty the commander must have befitting
virtues. To depict these virtues, Kartikeya has six heads. With his six heads,
Kartikeya is able to see in all the directions and up and down for impending attacks during the war, so that he could
counter them fittingly before the blows hit him.
With his six heads, Kartikeya preaches the human being that the whole world is
like a battle of the Gods and the Demons. If humans wish to lead them
efficiently through the battle of life, they must always be on alert. Otherwise,
there is no shortage of people in world with demonic virtues. Misguided by their
craftiness, cleverness, it is very easy to lose sight of the target.
WHY IS PEACOCK THE VEHICLE OF KARTIKEYA
A peacock is very pious bird, free of sexual desires. It never
mates with peahen in its entire lifetime. It has vividly colorful feathers and
very handsome appearance. But its legs are very ugly. During the rains, a
peacock dances with joy seeing the brooding clouds. But while dancing it sees
its legs, it begins to weep on their ugliness. His eyes fills with tears. The
peahen then drinks these tears, and thus gets pregnant. Hence the peacock is an
organism that has defeated Kaamadeva. As a vehicle of Kartikeya it preaches that
if the people wish to become the leader, they must suppress their sensual
desires. Besides they must also conquer six demerits also. These are : Kaama
(Sex), Krodha (Anger), Lobha (Greed), Moha (Passion), Mada (ego) and Matsarya
(Jealousy), Six heads of Kartikeya give this preaching.
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