gangavataranam

Rama asked Viswamitra about how River Ganges came to be known as Tripadhaga.How can it cover all the three lokas and reach Samudrudu?Viswamitra started explaining him.There was amountain king called Himavanthudu.His wife was Manorama.She was thedaughter of Meruparvatha.She had two daughters named Ganga and Parvathi.

One day all the Devathas came to Himavantha and requested him tosend Ganga along with them for their Karyasiddhi.Uma did ugrathapa. She married Shiva.Ganga became river of Devathas in Swarga.Shiva was involvedwith Parvathi in the act of procreation.Brahma and other Devathas requestd him not to consummate with Parvathi.Thejas already released by that time was borne by the earth.Devathas requested Agnidev to mingle Vayudevaand enter this Shivthejas.As a result this Thejas became awhite mountain.It became a saravanam.From here Kumaraswamy was born.He was fed milk by Kruthikas.So,he was named as Karthikeya.As Agnideva held Shivthejas, he was also called as ASgniputhra.

After this event Devathas prayed Shiva-Parvathi.But Parvathi was not pacified. She cursed all of them as they curtaled her effort to bear a child.They would not have children with their wives. She also cursed Earth that she would become wife to many and she would never be happy with her sons.