In another version, Tarakasur was defeated by Lord. On his other hand, he carries a small flag on which there is a rooster. If you look at the idol of Kartikeya, on the one hand, He carries a spear. From one half, Murugan pulled a rooster, which he made his emblem, and from the other, a peacock, which he made his mount.

He took the form of a tree and began to pray. After provoking Lord Murugan in combat, Surapadma repented at the moment his lance descended upon him. This peacock was originally an Asura called Surapadma, while the rooster was called the angel, Krichi. Kartikeya, also known as Lord Murugan in Southern India, is also mounted on a peacock. The Vehicle he rides is a peacock called Paravani. Kartikeya was cared for by six women symbolizing Pleiades (Kritika in Sanskrit) and thus got the name Kartikeya. Finally, the fireball took the form of a baby with six faces вЂ“ Eesanam, Sathpurusham, Vamadevam, Agoram, Sathyojatham, and Adhomugam, and hence the name Shanmuga or Shadanan. Then Goddess Parvati took the form of this water body as she alone could bear the energy of Shiva and Shakti. Unable to bear the heat, Agni gives the radiance to Ganga. Lord ShivaвЂ™s hands his fiery seed fire to Agni, who can handle it till the radiance becomes ShivaвЂ™s offspring. Kartikeya is also known as Shanmukha or God with six faces. When even Ganga couldnвЂ™t bear the heat, She deposited the fireball into a lake in a forest of reeds. So, He handed over the ball to Goddess Ganga. But even Agni couldnвЂ™t bear the heat of the energy of Shiva and Parvati. In the meantime, the other Gods being insecure from Tarakasura, sent Agni, or the God of fire, to get hold of the ball of fire. As they both meditated, a ball of fire emerged out of their cosmic energies. Lord Shiva took her to a cave and asked her to meditate. However, Shiva was not a God who could let injustice prevail. Tarakasura knew that Lord Shiva was an ascetic, and he thought he would not marry or have children. However, it is believed that Lord Murugan manifested for the sole purpose of killing Tarakasura. Hence, he would not have a son without a wife. This is soon after SatiвЂ™s death, so Tarakasura takes it for granted that Shiva was sad and depressed and would not get remarried. Son of Lord Shiva would only be as strong as Lord Shiva. One Asura named Tarakasura, who Lord Brahma gave a boon that he would only be killed by someone as strong as Lord Shiva.

Other names for lord muruga