The speciality of the name skanda

The speciality of the name skanda

 

Skanda mean the one who "emerged jumping". The power of the lord Siva emerged from his eyes as a light with a jump, an enthusiasm to bless the world, which led to the formation of the lord subramanyar. Because of this significance, though he has many names such as subramanyar, karthikeyar, kumara, saravanabhavar, the epics about him are called skanda puranam, skandam. The world he lives is also called skanda loka. The penance observed in his name is called skanda sashti. The lord Siva who is with the goddess and lord subramanyar is called soma skandar. Even in Tamil, in which we have given him a nice name murugar, his prayers are called, kandar anubuti, kandar alangaram, and kandar kalivenba. There is a kanda kottam as a speciality in Chennai.

 

When some thing appears in the Vedas, it has as special significance, and respect. Such significance exists for the name skanda. In the epic skandam, it comes that sage narada was teacher to the human being valli. In the sandogya Upanishad in the Vedas, it comes that sanatkumarar who is the previous incarnation of the lord subramanyar, taught sage narada. Sanath is the name of brahma. At the beginning of creation itself, sanath kumar was born the mental child of brahma. He is important among the four: sanaka, sanandana, sanathana, and sanathkumarar. They are the evidence for the monk hood describing the path of renunciation as they were born as a realized soul at birth itself. They are ever youthful without any lust. The sandogya records that the son of brahma (sanath kumarar) only reincarnated as the son of Siva (subramanyar). Though he was a great commander-in-chief and had two wives during this incarnation, because of the link to sanathkumarar, I think, he stood in a loin briefly in palani, and took to monkhood. While here the lord is in his loins, the sanathkumar is not even in loins. While the son of Siva is young, the sanathkumarar is still a child. Let us leave that. When the Veda's sandogya mentions that the sanathkumarar is only subramanyar, it says in not one place, but twice, "skanda, skanda".

 

Skanda is a popular name around the world. Like how school became "ischool", the skandar is called in other places, iskander. Al is a definite article in the Semitic languages, to refer to a particular item, similar to "the" in English. They also add al before a word to show respect during speech. This "al iskander" only went all the way to Greece and became Alexander!

 

Sikkander is also a modification of the skander only. Therefore, in the secundarabad (in Andhra Pradesh), is the sikkandirabad, there is a skanda giri temple, which is only appropriate.

 

Sweden, Norway and Denmark are all together called Scandinavia. The name to refer to the place, which is scandia. Like Hindu- India – skanda – skandia.