- Son of the celestial beings who fed him, he would known as Kartikeya.
- As Agni’s son he will be known as Mahasena. http://www.hindubooks.org/templesofindia/the_temples_of_tamilnadu/palani/page1.htm
- As Ganga’s son he would be known as Kumara.
- As Parvati’s son he would be known as Skanda.
- As the forest Saravana’s son he would be known as Saravana.
- Finally, “he will be known as my son in the name of Guha.”
Therefore Murugan was born with six names and six faces.
http://www.kaumaram.com/articles/names_1.html
The sacred functions of Murugan as having six faces are described as thus :
- One face sheds rays of Light and removes the dense darkness shrouding the world;
- One face with gracious look lovingly showers boons on his devotees who praise Him with Love and Joy;
- One face watches over the sacrifices of the Brahmans who perform them without deviating from the strict Vedic traditions;
- One face like full moon, which brightens all the quarters of the world, lights the sages' minds to enable them to search for hidden Truth;
- One face with raging heart performs battle-sacrifice-destroy His enemies and
- One face smiles lovingly on His young consort, the pretty daughter of the hunting tribe
