Skanda-Purana, one of the chief Puranas (a group of Hindu religious books) describes how a young Kartikeya through his thirst for the ultimate knowledge became the Guru of the Adideva and Mahadevi, his own divine parents. It is this form of Murugan that is depicted in the copper statue seen on this page.
When Kartikeya or Murugan began his education, even Brahama was not able to answer his insightful questions. Finally, Shiva and Parvati were enlightened by Murugan on the meaning of Om, the primordial sound, and the essence of the Universe, hence making him their Guru. In this copper statue, Bala Murugan, young Kartikeya stands in the garb of a sannyasin, with his right hand raised in the gesture of teaching- the Vitarka mudra.
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