Guest guest Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Om Namah Sivaya SIVA RAHASYA Kanda (chapter) of the Skanda Maha Purana deals with the Avatara and Lilas of Lord Skanda ( An Incarnation of Lord Siva). The Skanada Maha Purana is the first and the best Purana composed by Sri Vyasa Bhagavan. The Puranas are eighteen in number. They are the Brahma Purana, Padma Purana, Vishnu Purana, Siva Purana, Bhagavata Purana, Bhavishya Purana, Agni Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Linga Purana, Varaha Purana, Skanda Purana, Vamana Purana, Matsya Purana, Kurma Purana, Garuda Purana and Brahmanda Purana. Of these, the Skanda Maha Purana is the biggest. 18 Puranas totalling nearly 400 000 verses and Skanda Maha Purana itself contains nearly 100 000 verses, only highly matured souls can understand the greatness of this Purana, this Purana mainly deals with Knowledge portion of the Vedas.The teachings of the Vedas and the Upanishads are beyond the grasp of the average intellect. Sri Vyasa Bhagavan who codified the Vedas has therefore given the truths of the Vedas in a homely style in the Puranas for the easy understanding of the common man. The Puranas are like the magnifying glasses which reveal the subtle truths in a graspable manner, and they appeal easily to the sentiments of man. Two Skanda Puranas are available—one divided into Khandas, and the other divided into Samhitas. The former gives only a brief account of Lord Skanda’s Avatara and the destruction of Tarakasura at His hands. The latter, however, contains a detailed account of the divine advent and the glorious deeds of Lord Skanda—the need for the Lord’s advent, His auspicious Avatara, His Bala Lilas, the commanding of the Deva army against the Asuras and their destruction, His marriage with Valli ( Iccha Shakti )and Deivayanai (Kriya Shakti ), etc. There is a work called Kanda Puranam in Tamil, composed by Saint Kachiyappa Sivachariar, in verses, based on the Samhita-divided Skanda Purana and under the orders of Lord Skanda Who also gave the first line for the work. The advent of the Lord was for the purpose of punishing the wicked and protecting the good. The great Asura Surapadma was tyrannising the Devas. He was defeated in battle by the Lord and the Devas were released from his control. This happened on the eve of the sixth day after Dipavali, which is the day of Skanda Shashthi. This day is celebrated in a grand manner in all temples of Lord Skanda. To devotees and spiritual seekers, the period of six days of Skanda Shashthi is an occasion for observance of strict Vratas, performance of grand worships and communion with the Lord in the Self within. Glory to Lord Skanda, the bestower of Divine Wisdom. Sivaya Namah Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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