Mahishasura is important in Hindu scriptures since Maa Durga was born in order to slay him. Therefore, his story is an important part of shaktism which venerates Maa Durga. According to Hindu scriptures, Mahishasura was a combination of both an Asura and a Mahisha (Water buffalo) with trident. He intended to annihilate all the Devas and Gods since they were the arch-enemies of Asuras.
Rambha, the king of Asuras, was enticed with the beauty of a buffalo and eventually married her. The child who was born from this bestial union was named Mahishasura, because he was half-buffalo and half-human (Mahisha literally means buffalo). As an Asura, Mahishasura wanted to wage war against the Devas, who were the Asuras' arch-enemies. To make himself invincible Mahishasura performed austerities to Brahma and asked to be granted immortality. Brahma refused him the boon of immortality and instead gave him a boon such that his death would happen only at the hands of a woman. Mahishasura imagined that this was the equivalent of immortality, since he believed it was impossible for a woman to slay a person of his strength. Emboldened by this belief, he started a war with the Devas. In the battle that ensued, the Devas, led by Indra, were defeated. At this point the Devas approached the trinity of Lord Shiva, Brahma and Shri Vishnu to seek help. The three great gods combined their divine energies and created a woman. The Goddess thus created was Maa Durga. Maa Durga led a battle against Mahishasura and killed him, thus fulfilling the prophecy that he would meet his death at the hands of a woman.! Jai Maa Durga ~ Jai Jai Jai Mahishasur Mardini Ramya Kapardini Shaila Sute!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
nice post! Thanks for providing the complete information of navarathri festival, During this festival me and my mother offer prayers to her daily by chanting durga mantra with devotion.
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