Kumara
deity sky Hindu single tradition · 1
Kumara is an alternate name for Kartikeya used in the fifth-century CE text Kumarasambhava, which narrates his birth story. The name means 'Birth of Kumara' and refers to the same deity born to defeat the asuras.
When
- First attested
- 400 CE
- Attested period
- 400 – 500
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the fifth-century CE text Kumarasambhava as another name for Kartikeya.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Kārtikeya
- co occurs with
- Agni, Indra, Ganga, Brahma, Vayu, Kamadeva, Rati, Skanda, Tarakasura, Surapadma, Rudra, Maheshvara, Himavan, Simhamukha, Krittikas, Śiva
- child of
- Parvati
Mentioned by
- Agni
- Indra
- Ganga
- Brahma
- Vayu
- Kamadeva
- Rati
- Skanda
- Tarakasura
- Surapadma
- Rudra
- Maheshvara
- Himavan
- Simhamukha
- Krittikas
- Śiva
and 1 more
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Kumarasambhava (lit. 'Birth of Kumara') from the fifth-century CE narrates a similar story on his birth”
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