Note 228 — Chapter LXXII · THE REPLY OF THE GOPAS.
Manmatha Nath Dutt translation
The deity of war and son of Siva. Derived from Kirtika the personified Pleiades: according to the legend having been fostered and brought up by the nymphs so called. He was so great an adept in the art of war that he was appointed the commander of the celestial army in the war between the gods and demons.