Subrahmanya is one among the numerous names of
Lord Muruga or Lord Karthikeya or
Kartik. An
important god in Hindu pantheon, he is the son
of Lord
Shiva and Parvati and is the
army general
of the Devas (gods). In Sanskrit, ‘su’ means
anything good natured or beautiful or good.
‘Brahmanya’ means a person who has had realized
Brahman.