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Lord Muruga Is Not A Tamil God.

I read a post stating that Muruga is not a Tamil God.

I agree.

But to state that Lord Muruga is not mentioned in the Tamil Literature is totally erroneous.

My points.

1.Muruga is not mentioned as Muruga in the Vedas.

He is called Skanda and He is one of the Deities. along with Vishnu,Narayana, Siva, Rudra, Ganesha,Sakti,Brahma, among the major deities mentioned apart from the Devatas. like Agni,Varuna, Mitra, Vayu etc.

And the Stuthi on Ganesha states 'Skanda Purvajah' meaning elder to Muruga.

The term Muruga in Tamil means 'Beauty'-Murugu in Tamil means Beauty.

2.Tamil Literature on Muruga.

Tholkappiyam is more ancient than Sangam Literature.

It mentions Lord Muruga as also the Parpdal of the Sangam Era.

3.On the fact that Muruga has wives and in the North He is worshiped as a Bachelor.

One must be careful in understanding Hindu Puranas.

Allegories are to be shifted from Philosophy.

Muruga represents Gnana Sakti while Valli and Devayani represent, Iccha Shakti and Kriya Shakti.

Ganesh is portrayed as a Bachelor in the South, while in the North he is worshiped with his consorts Sidhi and Buddhi Devis.

Tirupati.Murugan,DurgaTemple, Buddhist Monastery?

Whether Tamil is more ancient than Sanskrit,Caste is foisted on the people by the Brahmins, Babri Masjid was not built-in Ram's Birth place, Taj Mahal was not built by Shah Jahan,Aurangzeb is a pious Man and the list is endless in India.

One such controversy is that the Balaji Temple was originally Lord Murga's Temple and it was later converted into a Vishnu Temple.

Tirupati is Murugan Temple.

1.Most common proof is the fact that the ancient Grammar of Tamils, right from Tholkappiyam while defining the characteristics of land masses, assigns Hilly terrains as the Abode of Lord Muruga.9(Thinai Illakkanam).

Land Masses were divided into five categories by the Tamils.

Kurinji-Hilly Terrains,-Deity Lord Muruga

Mullai-Forest-Lord Vishnu.

Marutham- Agricultural Land-Indra

Neydal-Coastal Regions-Lord Varuna.

Palai-Desert-Kotravai(Durga)

I do not find any reason either from the Purnas or Tamil Literature to support the view that it was Muruga's Temple.