Krittikas
deity sky Hindu single tradition · 1
The Krittikas are celestial beings who raised the six baby boys that became Kartikeya. In one version, when they bathed in the Bhagirathi River, they were impregnated and gave birth to Kartikeya. The six boys were later fused into one by Parvati.
When
- First attested
- 400 CE
- Attested period
- 400 – 1700
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in fifth-century CE Kumarasambhava and seventeenth-century CE Kanda Puranam.
Relationships
Mentioned by
- Agni
- Indra
- Ganga
- Brahma
- Vayu
- Kamadeva
- Parvati
- Rati
- Kārtikeya
- Skanda
- Tarakasura
- Surapadma
- Rudra
- Maheshvara
- Himavan
- Simhamukha
and 1 more
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The six boys were then raised by the Krittikas and they were later fused into one by Parvati...When the Krittikas bathe in the river, they are impregnated and give birth to Kartikeya.”
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