Kumari
Lord Skanda, the Hindu god of war, is also called Kumar. Besides Lord Hanuman, Skanda is a bachelor. Yet when his energy is to be depicted, it is depicted in the form of a woman-- Kumari. What an irony indeed!
War--an expression of Man's anger and greed towards others. It seems suddenly to be waging all around us. Within our country and without. Yet before Kumari we are all helpless. She sits with her vehicle, the peacock, who is a beautiful bird with the ability to kill the snake. Is the peacock a symbol of beauty that can kill? Kumari holds a spear, but she is detached as though weapon and wars are common events for her.
But her image is not symbolic of war and destruction. It is an image of waging a war within ourself--of Jihad. To kill the snakes within our psyche, within our personality and character. Having conquered our snakes, we become as beautiful as the peacock, as serene as an idolised woman. All of us have the energy to defeat our ghosts and fears. We all have a Kumari inside us. We need to just discover her beauty.
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