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Kartikeya had dug through the Krauncha mountain to kill Taraka and his brothers gaining
the name Kraucadharanaya.
The war-lore goes that Lord Skanda bore the discus thrown by the demon Tarakasuran
on his chest, and hence there is a hollow in the chest region of the image of Lord
Subramanya in some temples. Legend also has it that Lord Skanda gifted the discus
(Chakra) to his second father-in-law the divine protector Lord Vishnu.
Lord Subrahmanya was created to kill the demon Soorapadman, but first he had to kill
the demon lords brothers Tarakasura, the demon with an elephant face, and Krauncha,
the demon in the form of a mountain. In spite of taking many forms to try and confuse
the young warrior the two demons fail and fall before the arrows of Lord Muruga.
After the six days of war the victorious Lord Subramanya is wed to the daughter of Lord
Indira - this follows soorasamharam (6th day of Skanda Shashti) and is called
Thirukalyanam literally wedding of Lord Kumara. This year it fell on October 30th.
7 & 8 November, 2014, Friday/Saturday
Posted on December 5th