As the fight began, Asuras were gaining the upper hand. Backed with his army, Taraka was confident that he would stop Kartikeya. Tarakasura had come to battle with his best warriors to fight the gods. Kartikeya took the blessings of his parents and went to the battleground to face Tarakasura. The gods made him the commander of their army. Eventually, Shiva’s son, Kartikeya, was born. They devised a plan which made Shiva fall in love with Parvati. Gods were helpless as Taraka was invincible to any attack. His three sons, known as Tripurasura, created havoc everywhere. It was filled with loots and merciless killings.
THE WAR OF THE GODS AND DEMONS SKIN
The gods saved their skin by offering him their most valuable possessions. With his brother, Surapadma, the powerful demon on his side, Tarakasura defeated gods, driving them out of the heavens. Taraka thanked his lucky stars and began his journey to conquer the three worlds. Shiva would never marry in such a state, let alone give birth to a child. Taraka knew Shiva was still mourning his first wife, Sati’s death. He asked for a boon such that only Shiva’s true heir could kill him. Taraka thought upon this and made a clever move. Brahma rejected his wish, saying the death was inevitable. Taraka politely asked Brahma to grant him a boon of immortality. Pleased with his devotion, Brahma appeared before Taraka. Just like Diti, he prayed to Lord Brahma for a boon. From childhood, he had learned about gods. Tarakasura inherited this legacy of violence and hate from his father. Vajranaka later went on to battle with the Gods. She gave birth to Vajranaka, whose body was indestructible like Indra’s weapon, Vajra. She performed severe austerities for years and received the blessing of a powerful child. Day and night, Diti thought about revenge. He hated gods due to his mother, Diti, the earth goddess. Taraka’s father, Vajranaka, was known to be a powerful demon. Taraka was the son of Asura Vajranaka and Vajrangini. This title might have been bestowed upon Kartikeya as he was born to annihilate the evil demon named Tarkasura and those who came after him. The great poet Kalidas in his poem, Kumārasambhava, tells us the story of Kartikeya’s birth, where he describes Kartikeya as the god of war.
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