Tag Murugan

Muruga Worship Origin and Space Time Cosmology

While there are two views on Skanda being the same as Murugan, what is indisputable is the fact that the worship of Skanda/Muruga was very much in

vogue during the Sanatana Dharma, Vedic Times.

Ancient slokas like the Vishnu Sahasranama refers to Lord Skanda.

'Skandas Skandataro Guhano Vaayuvaahana:'

The mantra of Lord Gannesha refers to Ganesha as he elder brother of Muruga.

'Skanda Poorvaja:

The worship of Skanda was considered as important and Adi Shankaracharya, while classifying the Vedic Gods and Worship into the Systems, Shanmathas,calls the worship of Muruga as Kaumaram.

The etymology is very interesting.

Kaumara means of Youth, from Kumara.

Here Kumara indicates the son, the son of the One who is eternal and Unborn, that is Shiva,

Shiva Vishnu Identity Skanda Upanishad Skanda Not Muruga

It exhorts that Both Shiva and Vishnu are the same.

The text is devised as being addressed by Skanda.

One may find in the beginning of the Upanishad 'He is confused' etc.

Subrahmanya,the best of Brahmins is definitely not confused.

As a Self Enuiry, the Text is narrated.

We have Somaskanda which is not tobe confused with Skanda.

It is a form of Siva worshiped by Vishnu.

Skanda is worshiped as A Deity in Chinese Buddhism as Bodhisattva.