Somaskanta

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Whenever we go to Temple , particularly old temple , we can find the Pannel called "somaskantaa" Siva, Parvathy , Vinayagaa ,and Muruga

Can any 1 explain the concept?

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Dear Shankaran,

Somaskanda means Sa-Uma-Skanda. That means Siva along with Uma and Skanda (Parvati & Murugan). It explains the value of a full family-father, mother and child.

 

shan karan <shan_karan2000 > wrote:

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Whenever we go to Temple , particularly old temple , we can find the Pannel called "somaskantaa" Siva, Parvathy , Vinayagaa ,and Muruga

Can any 1 explain the concept?

Regards

Shankaran

 

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Shiva and Shakti worship was predominant in Bharat Khand or Bharat Varsh, the antediluvian India. Starting from Kashmir, Saivam of its own way, UP – Shiva and Shakti aaradhan, MP- Shivaa, Bengal - Shakti, Assam- Shakti, Orissa – Shiva, Maharashtra – Shiva and Shakti, Andhra – Combo of Shiva and Vishnu, Tamilnadu – Shiva, Karnataka – Shiva, Kerala – Shiva were prevailed.

 

 

 

The panel SomaSkand developed in Pallava reign; it has taken iconographical variations in Chola, Vijayanagar, and Nayaks. Somaskanda depicts the family of Shiva i.e. Shiva, Parvati with their Son Karthikeya. Vinayak, the God of eliminating obstacles is not included here and separately covered.

 

 

 

There are so many versions explaining Somaskada panel by great Scholars.

 

 

 

Some of them are enumerated below . Shiva is often represented in two forms such as Soumya (Soft nature) and Rudra (Terrific form). In all Somskanda panels the soumya roopa is adopted as an accompanying member of the family and is also responsible for raising Kundalini of his disciples.

 

 

 

Another version is a legend on Somaskanda: Vishnu desirous of progeny and worshipped Shiva at Tiruvarur. Shiva was pleased with his penance, blessed him with a male child, who was called Manmadh .

 

 

 

Parvati was furious as Vishnu had not included her in his worship of Shiva and cursed that his child would be burnt to death by Shiva.

 

 

 

To pay regards and reverences and to pacify the curse, Vishnu created a composite image Somaskanda – a symbolic representation of fertility and offered worship to it. Parvati alleviated the curse stating that despite being burnt to death; Kaama would live on to create the forces of attraction between the male and the female that would ensure the continuation of the human race .

 

 

 

In Skanda Puran, Somaskada is described as Kumarvel. Further it depicts the position of Siva and Parvati to darkness and day respectively. Skanda's position corresponds to dusk, the time in between darkness and light, called evening.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another view is that the three images represent Satchitananda. Further it is also viewed that the figures Siva, Parvati and Skanda represent Iccha Sakti (Parvati), Kriya Sahakti (Shiva) and Jnana Shakti (Kartik) respectively Further, Siva in the company of Parvati and Kartik symbolizes universal parentage. The couple is adorned as the Father and Mother of the World by Kalidasa, the great writer and author of Kumara Sambhavam. Kumaarakuruparar compares them with the three guņas sattva, tamasa and rajasa respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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