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In Hindu mythology, Durga is a
fierce form of Devi, the Mother Goddess, the all-powerful
almighty goddess. According to a legend the gods could not
defeat the buffalo demon Mahish, who was threatening the
existence of the universe. They begged Shiva for his assistance,
and Shiva advised all the gods to release their shaktis.
The shaktis of the gods emerged in female form. These goddesses
fused together in blinding light from which arose a magnificent
goddess with many arms. She was as beautiful as she was deadly.
Durga was born fully-grown and is depicted as extremely
beautiful and full of rage.
The gods called this goddess Durga, the invincible one, and they
armed her with all their weapons. Thus armed, Durga rode to the
top of a mountain on a lion. In a bloody battle, she defeated
Mahish and his army of demons and thus saved the Universe from
this demon’s menace. |
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