Also Read: Ma Kushmanda – The Goddess Worshipped on the Fourth Day of Navratri. At the same time, the gods (devas) were under an attack from demons (asuras) who were being led by Surapadman and Tarakasura. After Sati immolated herself, Shiva became detached from the worldly affairs and started practicing austere penance as an ascetic. The birth of Kartikeya is an interesting story. He is the commander-in-chief of the of the army of gods. Kartikeya is also known as Lord Murugan in South India. She rides a lion and sits on a lotus (due to which she is also called Padmasana). She holds Kartikeya (Skanda) in one hand, holds a lotus in the second and the third hand and blesses her devotees with the fourth hand. As is clear from the name, she is another form of Ma Parvati. Mata means mother and thus Skandamata means mother of Skanda or Kartikeya. Skanda is another name for Lord Kartikeya (Ma Parvati’s son and Lord Ganesha’s brother). Ma Skandamata is the fifth avatar of Durga and is worshipped on the fifth day of Navratri.
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