This god's epithet "amanga" comes from a myth in which he was burned to ashes by Siva for having angered him.
This god's epithet "amanga" comes from a myth in which he was burned to ashes by Siva for having angered him. Represented as an ageless and unageing youth riding a parrot and armed with a bow and arrows strung with flowers, he was originally the demonic spirit which animated Prajapati, while a later myth claims he burst from the heart of Brahma. His consort is Rati, goddess of voluptousness. FTP, what is this Indian god of love, best known for the sutra bearing his name?
This god's epithet "amanga" comes from a myth in which he was burned to ashes by Siva for having angered him.
Kama