renuka
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Actually I am always confused as who is elder?? Ganesha or Muruga?
In Kumarasambhava Muruga is born right away after Shiva and Parvati get married..there is no mention of Ganesha.
The marriage of Shiva and Parvati was to beget Muruga to slay Taraksura..so here it indicates that Muruga was 1st born.
Even when Ganesha was made by Parvati some versions of the story say that Muruga too fought with him.
So that shows that Muruga was already there before Ganesha.
But yet Ganesha is considered Skanda Purvaja(Born before Skanda/Muruga)..
Who is really the elder one?
In Kumarasambhava Muruga is born right away after Shiva and Parvati get married..there is no mention of Ganesha.
The marriage of Shiva and Parvati was to beget Muruga to slay Taraksura..so here it indicates that Muruga was 1st born.
Even when Ganesha was made by Parvati some versions of the story say that Muruga too fought with him.
So that shows that Muruga was already there before Ganesha.
But yet Ganesha is considered Skanda Purvaja(Born before Skanda/Muruga)..
Who is really the elder one?