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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