![]() ![]() So, the latterknuckled him and threw him into the gutter. Brahmā was unable to give Skanda a proper reply. According to the first myth, Brahmā, the Lord of Creation, and first amongthe Hindu Trinity, was once approached by Skanda to explain him the meaning of pranava mantra. But in both Skanda is the hero since hepunishes the two antiheroes and establishes his superiority over them as LordSuperior of the Kaumāra cult. Mythological BackgroundThe two miniatures under consideration relate to two of the chief deities of the Hindupantheon, viz., Brahmā and Visnu. ![]() Skanda Brahmasāsta, wall mural from Cittira Vēlāyudha Swāmi Kovil, Siddhāndi, Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka They are: (1) Skanda as Brahmasāsta in which the Lordpunishes Brahmā for not knowing the meaning of pranava mantra and imprisons him within the bars, and (2) Skandastriking a wild boar from which Visnu emerges. Most striking among them are two pieces which give a classical shapeto two of the events from Kanda Purānam and SarabhaPurānam. ![]() Besides some of the themes from Saiva and Vaisnava mythology are also illustrated inthe car. ![]()
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