This deity's incarnations include Lambodara, who kills the demon Krodha, and a future form that will appear on a blue horse and slay the Mlecchas named Dhumraketu.
This deity's incarnations include Lambodara, who kills the demon Krodha, and a future form that will appear on a blue horse and slay the Mlecchas named Dhumraketu. Sometimes held to be the son of Malini originally, in some stories he has a daughter Santoshi Ma and two sons Kshema and Labha, produced from his two wives Riddhi and Siddhi. The brother of the peacock-riding war god Kartikeya, both this deity and his vehicle Mooshak enjoy modaka. He was struck by the axe thrown by Parashurama, and a more common form of him is as Vigneshwara or the destroyer of obstacles. Usually a son of Shiva and Parvati, FTP, name this affable Hindu god with a potbelly and an elephant head.
This deity's incarnations include Lambodara, who kills the demon Krodha, and a future form that will appear on a blue horse and slay the Mlecchas named Dhumraketu.
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