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Kamadeva

Also called: Kama, Manmatha, Ananga, Madana

The god of desire, sent by the gods to make the mourning ascetic Shiva love Parvati so that a son could be born to kill Taraka; burnt to ash by Shiva's third eye, mourned by his wife Rati, and left to live on bodiless as Ananga until his rebirth as Krishna's son Pradyumna. Holi is in places his festival (Kama Mahotsava, Kama Dahanam).

desire burning rebirth

Sources: Kamadeva — Wikipedia · see Kamadeva's web

Relations 5

Kamadeva appears in

Matsya Purana (Text) · Kama burnt by the third eye

Kamadeva child of

Brahma (God) · The mind-born sons, Narada and Daksha
Kamadeva is listed among the mind-born sons.

Kamadeva consort of

Rati (Consort) · Kama burnt by the third eye

Kamadeva cursed by

Brahma (God) Shaiva · Brahma, Sandhya and the curse on Kama
To be burnt to ash by Shiva; fulfilment not fetched in this pass.

Kamadeva slain by

Shiva (God) · Kama burnt by the third eye
Burnt by the third eye; lives on bodiless and is reborn as Pradyumna.

Stories 4

Saraswati: daughter, consort, or both
Origin · as blamed in the Sandhya fix · 6 tellings
Brahma, Sandhya and the curse on Kama
Legend · as whose arrows cause the desire; cursed · 1 telling
Parvati wins Shiva
Legend · as the failed first attempt · 5 tellings
Kama burnt by the third eye
Legend · as protagonist · 4 tellings

Cited

Kamadeva — Wikipedia Encyclopedia