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HINDU DEMON - MAHISHA
THE BUFFALO DEMON
Mahisha, a demon (Asura), found great happiness in
hurting people. Once, he decided to pray to lord Brahma, who
he thought would give him a boon, which would make him
invincible.
Mahisha performed severe penances praying and fasting for
months as he stood on one foot. The three worlds trembled
under the strength of his penances and a pleased lord Brahma
came to give him a boon. Mahisha asked for immortality,
which the lord said he could not have as every creature that
was born had to die. Mahisha decided that he would ask for a
boon that would make him as good as immortal. He asked that
no man should be able to kill and, if he had to die it
should be only at the hands of only a woman. He was sure
that no woman could ever fight against him however strong
she may be.
Now that Mahisha was invincible, he and the other asuras
went about hurting and killing everyone on earth and then
went on to the heavens to fight the Gods. Even Indra's
thunderbolt could not withstand the asura attack. Mahisha
drove out the Gods and took over Indra's throne. Mahishasura
started harassing all pious people who continued praying to
Vishnu or Shiva. The Gods and people were depressed and
decided to ask lord Shiva for help. Lord Shiva, Vishnu, and
Brahma concentrated hard and used their radiant energies,
which were joined by the energies from Indra, and the other
Gods. This godly energy took the form of a divine lady with
thousand arms. In each arm she carried a weapon belonging to
all Gods. This was Durga Devi. |
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