Kartikeya, the second son
of Lord Shiva, is also known as Subramaniam and represents a person
of perfection. In one hand he carries a spear called sakti which
symbolizes the destruction of negative tendencies in humans. With
his oth er hand he always blesses devotees. The Lord's vehicle is a
peacock which is capable of destroying harmful serpents (symbolizing
harmful ego and bad desires of
people).
Kartikeya, the second son
of Lord Shiva, is also known as Subramaniam and represents a person
of perfection. In one hand he carries a spear called sakti which
symbolizes the destruction of negative tendencies in humans. With
his oth er hand he always blesses devotees. The Lord's vehicle is a
peacock which is capable of destroying harmful serpents (symbolizing
harmful ego and bad desires of
people).