Riding a ferocious lion, holding innumerable weapons, and with several hands, Maa Durga fought the demon and put an end to him.

Riding a ferocious lion, holding innumerable weapons, and with several hands, Maa Durga fought the demon and put an end to him. Because of this victory, Durga is also called Mahishasura Mardini (slayer of Mahisha). She also slew several demons, like Chanda and Munda, Sumbha and Nisumbha and earned her reputation as terror to all the evil in the universe. Maa Durga as the controller of the universe and the Highest Self has a trinity of her own represented by MahaSaraswati, Mahalakshmi and Mahakali. They are not counterparts to Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh, but considered by her worshippers as the Trinity Itself, representing the creative, preservative and destructive aspects of Durga as IshwarI or Mahadevi. Her weapons and other divine objects are the gifts from Gods to help her in her battle with Mahishasura. Lord Shiva gave her a trident while Shri Vishnu gave her a disc. Varuna, gave her a conch and noose, and Agni gave her a spear. From Vayu, she received arrows. Indra, gave her a thunderbolt, and the gift of his white-skinned elephant Airavata was a bell. From Yama, she received a sword and shield and from Vishwakarma (god of Architecture), an axe and armor. The god of mountains, Himavat gifted her with jewels and a lion to ride on.! ✨👁🔱🐅🕉🐚🌀👹🔔📿🙏🏻
Jai Maa Durga ~ Jai Mahishasura Mardini! 🙏🏻🙏🏻