OK continuing from where Vrish left-
Parvati is clearly not happy with her son, Skanda wanting to spend more and more time with Indra's daughters- especially Devasena. She takes her problem to her husband, who as usual is in Samadhi.
After much coaxing, Shiva opens his eyes reluctantly, wondering what was the problem now.
"It's about Kartikeya, Lord" said Parvati. "He is destined to be the Commander in Chief of Devas but all he wants to do is play with Indra's daughters"
"What's the problem in that?" asked Shiva innocently?
Parvati looked at Shiva incredulously, "What's the problem, you ask? At this rate instead of becoming Dev-Senapati, he will become Devasena-pati." 😆
While Shiva was pondering on this deeply, Parvati left impatiently. She will herself have to do something. Parvati decided that Skanda was wasting his and everyone's time playing hide and seek and would have to start being taught something useful.
Since Skanda loved playing with Shiva's trishul, she got a 'Vel' (a kind of spear /lance) made and started teaching him how to use it.
Skanda was perched on Nandi's shoulders and Pravti was trying to show him how to aim it and a hapless Gana was made to stand in front.
"Gana" cried Parvati exasperatedly "how will little Skanda learn to aim properly if you keep shaking in fear?"
Just as Skanda was about to take aim,came shouts of laughter from behind. Sachi had arrived with Devasena. Skanda squealed with joy and leaped down from Nandi's shoulders. He excitedly showed his new spear to Devasena. Devasena's eyes bulged and she quickly ran away.
"Skanda, you frightened her away" admonished Paravti
Devasena quickly went to her father and slipped her hand in Indra's hip pocket and withdrew something. She came running to show it to Skanda.
Sachi was running behind the little girl shouting "Devasena, no.. Give back ...Daddy's Vajra"
But Devasena was in no mood to listen. Soon both the kids were playing happily throwing the Vajra and the Vel at each other. Occasionally they would miss their mark and some unsuspecting Gana would be hit, but otherwise all was fine.
Edited by varaali - 13 years ago