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ककामददेव Kamadeva: Hindu

Kamadeva is the Hindu god of love. He is represented as a handsome winged man wielding a bow and arrows decorated with flowers. According to mythology, Kamadeva is the son of Brahma and is married to Ratī. A famous legend describes how Kamadeva shot arrows at Shiva to disrupt his meditation, angering Shiva who destroyed Kamadeva with his third eye. However, at the request of the gods and Parvati, Shiva later resurrected Kamadeva to ensure procreation could continue in the world.

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ककामददेव Kamadeva: Hindu

Kamadeva is the Hindu god of love. He is represented as a handsome winged man wielding a bow and arrows decorated with flowers. According to mythology, Kamadeva is the son of Brahma and is married to Ratī. A famous legend describes how Kamadeva shot arrows at Shiva to disrupt his meditation, angering Shiva who destroyed Kamadeva with his third eye. However, at the request of the gods and Parvati, Shiva later resurrected Kamadeva to ensure procreation could continue in the world.

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Kamadeva

Kamadeva is the Hindu god of love. His other names include Ananga
(incorporeal), Kandarpa (God of amour), Manmatha (Churner of
hearts), Manosij (He Who Arises from the Mind), Madana (Intoxicating),
Ratiknta (Lord of the seasons) etc.
Kamadeva is represented as a young and handsome winged man who
wields a bow and arrows. His bow is made of sugarcane with honeybees
on it and his arrows are decorated with five kinds of fragrant flowers. Its
string is made of a chain of honeybees.
According to the Shiva purnam, Kamadeva is a son (actually a
creation) of Brahma, creator of the universe. Kamadeva is wed to Rat, a
daughter of Prasuti and Daksha .
The legend concerning Kamadeva pertains to his annihilation and
subsequent resurrection at the hands of Shiva. Kandarpa shot his arrows
of desire at Shiva in order to disrupt the latter's meditation and help
Parvati gain the attention of the lord. The ploy backfired badly; Shiva
was momentarily distracted but immediately realised what had
happened. He was enraged, opened his dreadful third eye, and
annihilated Kandarpa with a single fiery glance. Kandarpa's body was
instantly reduced to ashes. The calamity was more than merely personal,
since with the annihilation of Kama (desire), the world became barren
and unregenerative. Later, at the behest of the gods and upon the
intercession made by Parvati in favour of Kamadeva's lamenting wife
Rati, Shiva resurrected him to life, thus ensuring the procreative
continuity of the world. Shiva resurrected Kandarpa, but only as a
mental image, representing the true emotional and mental state of love
rather than physical lust.

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