Source: HPI
[HPI note: Today Hindus around the world are celebrating Skanda Shasti, a festival of the God that is also known as Murugan and Kartikkeya. The God of yoga and sannyas, His sacred weapon is a “vel,” lance, symbolizing piercing and deep cognition. From the African island of Mauritius this interesting report was sent to HPI.]
MAURITIUS, October 22, 2009: The small island of Mauritius witnessed a miracle, during this spiritually strong period of Skanda Shasti, on the Corps de Garde mountain in the town of Quatre Bornes near the beautiful temple dedicated to Sri Siva Subramanya.
A regular devotee, ready to participate in the daily Skanda Shasti Homa, parked his car on a very steep road which leads to the temple. He climbed the remaining stars on foot with thoughts all of Lord Muruga. But the car started rolling down the hill, on a dangerous route that would be catastrophic to people and other cars. Suddenly, it changed course, as evidenced by the tire tracks, and stopped… against a huge steel Shakti Vel sealed in concret.