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Who Is Somaskanda, Manmatha God Of Lust

This Form of Shiva is the One that granted the boon of a Son to Lord Maha Vishnu.

While praying Shiva for a child, Vishnu did not offer due respect to Uma and was cursed to the effect that Vishnu's son, who will be born by the Grace of Shiva will be burnt to ashes by Shiva Himself.

Manmatha was burnt to ashes during Shivas tapas, to be wakened and be made Invisibl at the behest of rati, Manmathas' Wife, before Shiva's Marriage with Uma.

And as Vishnu did not offer due respect to Her because She is a Woman, Vishnu' son will be inciter of Lust towards women.

This son will be invisible without any form.

He is Manmatha, the God Lust.

Philosophically speaking in the exercise of Leela of Creation Sustenance and Destruction, attraction to women, Carnal impulse is essential.

If every one were to practice the Highest Vedanta and be come celibate the natural process of creation will not endure.

So desire is personified , that too by the Greatest Yogi, Shiva by His Grace through the Sustainer Vishnu.

Lust overrides all emotions and practices and is never really destroyed,the Invisible Driving Force.

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,