Krittikas
Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 27 Feb 2010 12:03 and updated at 27 Feb 2010 12:03
Mahabharata: 18 Parvas
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Mbh.3.228.11472 | The White Mountain was formed from discharges of Rudra's semen virile and the sensual indulgences of the Fire-god with the Krittikas took place on that same White Mountain. |
Mbh.9.42.3036 | Meanwhile the six Krittikas beheld that child of fiery splendour. |
Mbh.9.42.3037 | Seeing that puissant lord, that high-souled son of Agni, lying on a clump of heath, all the six Krittikas, who were desirous of a son, cried aloud, saying, This child is mine, this child is mine |
Mbh.9.42.3039 | Beholding that puissance of the child, the Krittikas, those goddesses of beautiful forms, became filled with wonder. |
Mbh.9.44.3338 | Some again describe him as the son of Uma or of the Krittikas or of Ganga. |
Mbh.13.86.7929 | Bhishma said, The gods and the Rishis, O monarch, reduced to great distress by Taraka's prowess and the conduct of Ganga in casting off Agni's seed, urged the six Krittikas to rear that child. |
Mbh.13.86.7932 | When the energy of Agni, O king, was divided into six portions and placed within the channels leading to the womb, the six Krittikas began to nourish the portion that each held in her womb. |
Mbh.13.86.7940 | The six Krittikas beheld that child of theirs looking like the morning sun in splendour. |
Mbh.13.86.7942 | In consequence of his having been born of the Krittikas and reared by them, he came to be known throughout the three worlds as Kartikeya. |
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice. |
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