Mother Ganga carried these divine rays to Lake Saravana, where lotus flowers sprang from the mud and thus the lake represents the element of earth. The sparks from ShivaвЂ™s third eye was carried by the God, Agni, (element of fire) and the wind God Vayu (element of wind or air) carried them and dropped them into the sacred River the Ganges, who is no other than the Divine Mother in the form of flowing water (element of water). It was Lord ShivaвЂ™s third eye (element of ether or akasha) that brought forth divine sparks, that delivered the world a Lord Muruga. The blue-throated godвЂ™s third eye, is known to destroy evil and bring about good for the world, burnt Kama to oblivion. Some say this act had disturbed the penance of Lord Shiva which led to the god of destruction and death opening his third eye. Kama shot his arrows at Lord Shiva to spur a romantic interest. The the God of love Kama, was dispatched to bring about their union. The celestial empire desperately wanted them to unite. With the Hindu god, separate from his consort, there world had no instances of procreation. Lord Shiva was engaged in a divine state of deep meditation. She is then reborn as Parvati, who is devoted to Lord Shiva and yearns to marry Lord Shiva. She is insulted and she jumps into the sacred hawan fire. Dakshayani, ShivaвЂ™s consort, goes to her fatherвЂ™s yaga, overruling ShivaвЂ™s objections.

When King Daksha performed a yaga, he invited the gods but deliberately did not invite Lord Shiva, his son-in-law. King Daksha is one of the sons of Lord Brahma, who, after creating the ten Manas Putras, created Daksha, Dharma, KamadevaВ and Agni, His story brought about the emergence of Parvati, who fused the 6 Muruga children into the being we know at Lord Muruga. To understand the birth of Lord Murugan, one must recall the story of King Daksha.

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