Deity

Kartikeya

कार्त्तिकेयKārttikeya

Also called Murugan

verses
3,198
books
28
chapters
834
Child of
Shiva

What the texts say

In the Shiva Purana, Kartikeya, the Six-faced Lord, is named as a son of Shiva and Parvati, beloved of both, together with his brother Ganesha. Shiva Purana 7.2.31.22 The Ramayana tells that Kartikeya, born of fire, came into being in the divine Sharavana, bright as fire and the sun. Ramayana 1.36.18 In the Mahabharata, the Krittikas saw the child and, with affection rising in them, nourished him with streams of milk. Mahabharata 13.84.76 The Skanda Purana says he was known as Kartikeya because of the Krittikas. Skanda Purana 5.3.111.23 Later in the Mahabharata, Indra consecrated Skanda, another name of Kartikeya, as commander-in-chief. Mahabharata 3.218.42 The Shiva Purana hails him as Kumara, one of his names, lord of the gods and destroyer of the demon Taraka. Shiva Purana 2.4.11.4 The Mahabharata also pictures Kartikeya mounted on a peacock and bearing his spear. Mahabharata 13.14.143

Where to read

Every verse that names Kartikeya, book by book.

  1. Skanda Purana

    1,616 verses · 290 chapters

    All 1,616 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 4.1.37.1

      Skanda ne kaha, agar biwi mein ache signs hain toh ghar mein hamesha khushi rehti hai. Isliye khushi aur paisa dono ke liye pehle signs dekhne chahiye.

    • 1.2.32.12

      Iske beech Skand ke log gusse mein aa gaye. Unhone poori deewar tod di. Bagh bhi tod diye. Sab kuch barbaad kar diya.

    • 1.2.30.1

      Narad ne kaha, Skanda deviyon ke saath Shwet Parvat ke upar se utre. Woh Tarak ko maarne ke liye dakshin ki taraf chale gaye.

  2. Shiva Purana

    389 verses · 82 chapters

    All 389 verses in the Shiva Purana
    • 2.4.12.9

      Skanda ne bola ki tum sab pahad logon ki puja mein aayenge. Tap karne wale log tumhari puja karenge. Puja karne wale aur gyaan wale bhi tumhe apayenge aur tumhari seva karenge.

    • 2.4.3.20

      Guha ne woh shakti hath mein li. Phir woh pahad ke upar chad gaya. Usne us shakti se maara aur Shringa zameen par gir gaya.

    • 2.4.5.3

      Phir Ananta us rath par chadha, uska dil bhaari tha. Kartikeya paida hua, Shiv ji ki shakti se. Woh bahut gyaani the, sab se bada gyaan unme tha.

  3. Mahabharata

    335 verses · 65 chapters

    All 335 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 393 verses

    • 3.218.14

      Skanda ne kaha, aap hi teeno duniya ka raj karo. Aap jeet mein lage raho, kisi cheez ka dhyan mat do. Main aapka naukar hoon, Shakra. Mujhe Indra banna nahi chahiye.

    • 3.219.1

      Markandeya ne kaha. Jab Lakshmi ne Mahasena ko apni kripa di aur use Devasena ka commander bana diya. Tab Saptarshiyon ki chhon patniyan, jo deviyan thin, wahan aa gayin.

    • 3.221.26

      Phir Mahadev ne Mahasen se bada baat kari. Unhone kaha ki tum satahve Marut sena ki hifazat karo. Yeh kaam tumhe hamesha karna hai, kabhi bhi dhyan nahi dena chahiye.

  4. Padma Purana

    185 verses · 63 chapters

    All 185 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 1.44.143

      Skanda agni ke chamakte munh se paida hua. Uske chehre the yahan. Krittika ke paani ki wajah se yeh hua. Yeh sab branches se hua.

    • 1.60.1

      Skanda ne kaha, main ek aur cheez poochhta hoon. Ped ke phal ko saaf karna kitna accha hota hai. Sabki bhalai ke liye batao, jagah ke malik.

    • 6.122.1

      Kartikeya ne poocha, Prabhu, mujhe batao, Deepavali ka kya phal milta hai? Yeh kyun manaya jaata hai? Aur isme kaun sa bhagwan ki puja hoti hai?

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Kartikeya matters most.

  1. Devas’ Hymn after Tāraka’s Slaying and the Bestowal of Boons upon the Mountains

    Shiva Purana 2.4.12 · 20 verses

    Recipient of hymn and granter of boons

  2. Examination of Women’s Physical Marks

    Skanda Purana 4.1.37 · 86 verses

  3. Narration of Kārttikeya’s Divine Play

    Shiva Purana 2.4.3 · 15 verses

    Divine agent and initiator of dharmic order

  4. Tārakāsura-Vadhasya Prastāvaḥ (Prelude to the Slaying of Tāraka) · The Battle with Tāraka and the Release of Śakti

    Skanda Purana 1.2.32 · 61 verses

  5. Skanda’s Consecration as Devasenāpati

    Mahabharata 3.218 · 44 verses

    Radiant candidate for sovereignty who chooses disciplined…

  6. Skanda’s Senāpati-Abhiṣeka at the Mahī-Ocean Confluence (महीसमुद्रसंगमे स्कन्दाभिषेकः)

    Skanda Purana 1.2.30 · 36 verses

  7. Kumāra’s Victory over Tāraka (Tārakavadha): Śakti-Yuddha and Phalāśruti

    Skanda Purana 1.1.30 · 32 verses

  8. Consecration of Skanda and the Slaying of Tāraka; Stabilization of Raktaśṛṅga

    Skanda Purana 6.1.71 · 31 verses

  9. Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka (Consecration/Installation)

    Shiva Purana 2.4.5 · 30 verses

    Central agent of transition: from nurtured child to publicly…

  10. Kārttikeya’s Post-Tāraka Triumph: Darśana-Merit, Liṅga-Mountains, and Śiva’s Nondual Instruction (कुमारमहिमा-लिङ्गरूपगिरिवरदान-ज्ञानोपदेश)

    Skanda Purana 1.1.31 · 28 verses

Key episodes

  1. The Birth of Kartikeya and the Slaying of Taraka

    Shiva Purana 2.4.1-2.4.12

  2. Ganesha and Kartikeya Race Around the World

    Shiva Purana 2.4.19-2.4.20

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