Kartikeya, the
second son of Lord Shiva, and Goddess Parvati is also
known as Subramaniam, Skanda, Guha, Shadannana or Sanmukha
(because he has six faces).
He represents a person of perfection. He is the war
God, the Hindu equivalent of Mars and Ares. He was created
by all the Gods to lead the heavenly hosts and destroy
the demons. He is the most masculine and fierce of all
the Gods. He is also fire, Agni and is very Pitta (fiery)
in nature. While Ganesh removes all obstacles, Skanda
bestows all spiritual powers, particularly the power
of knowledge.
In one hand he carries a spear called sakti which symbolizes
the destruction of negative tendencies in humans. With
his other hand he always blesses devotees.
The Lord's vehicle is a peacock which is capable of
destroying harmful serpents (symbolizing harmful ego
and bad desires of people).
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