INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Kartikeya. Kalidasa’s Kumārasaṃbhavam themed around the birth of Kumara (Kartikeya). Kumara (Kartikeya) is the son of Lord Shiva and Parvati. Ganesha or Vinayaka is another son of Lord Shiva and Parvati.

Detailed explanation-2: -Karthikeya, the son of Shiva and Parvati, was born to them. He grew up, slew the demon, and restored Lord Indra’s and the divine world’s splendor. Thus concludes Kalidasa’s lovely Kumarasambhava.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kumarasambhavam is of great importance because the story deals with the marriage of Shiva and Goddess Parvati. The marriage was necessary to save the universe as only through the marriage can Kumara take birth. From the divine union appeared Kumara, Muruga or Kartikeya, to destroy Tarakasura.

Detailed explanation-4: -Contents. Kumārasambhava literally means “The Birth of Kumāra". This epic of seventeen cantos entails Sringara rasa, the rasa of love, romance, and eroticism, more than Vira rasa (the rasa of heroism).