Surapadman

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Surapadman is a powerful demon king in Hindu mythology, best known as the primary adversary defeated by the god Murugan (Skanda) during the events commemorated in the Skanda Sashti festival.

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Surapadman canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf asura
demon king
mythological character
adversaryOf Kartikeya
Murugan
Skanda
linked to: Kartikeya
associatedDeity Murugan
Parvati
linked to: Kamakshi

Shiva
associatedWithText Kanda Puranam
Skanda Purana
defeatedBy Murugan
Skanda
linked to: Kartikeya
depictedAs arrogant ruler
powerful demon
emblemOfAfterDefeat Murugan's rooster emblem
enemyOf devas
festivalCommemoratedIn Kanda Sashti
linked to: Skanda Sashti

Skanda Sashti
languageTradition Tamil literature
moralTheme subjugation of ego by divine grace
triumph of dharma over adharma
mythology Hindu mythology
notableFor battle with Murugan
role in Skanda Sashti
parent Banumati
regionOfProminence South India
Tamil tradition
religion Hinduism
roleInMyth oppressor of the gods
usurper of heavenly realms
sibling Simhamukha
Taraka
spouse Padumakomalai
symbolicallyRepresents ego
ignorance
title asura king
transformedInto peacock
rooster
vehicleOfAfterDefeat Murugan's peacock
weaponUsedAgainst Vel of Murugan
worshipContext invoked as vanquished evil during Skanda Sashti

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