Skanda Purana: The Epic of Kartikeya

[BEGINNER] The Skanda Purana is one of the largest and most comprehensive of the 18 Mahapuranas (major Puranas), traditionally attributed to the sage Vyasa and dated to approximately the 10th-12th century CE. The text is devoted primarily to the glory and stories of Kartikeya (also known as Murugan, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha), the son of Shiva and Parvati, and the god of war who leads the divine army against demonic forces. The name "Skanda" comes from Kartikeya's epithet "Skanda" meaning "one who