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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.

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.