Many years back,the heavenly Devas were troubled by a strong and evil demon named Mahisha,who had got a boon from Lord Brahma that no one else other than a women can destroy him.Thinking that how a chaste woman can kill him,Mahisha thought that he has gone a boon of being amar.So taking advantage of his boon,he started troubling the heavenly Devas.The Devas,tired of the humiliation,went to Lord Shiva to seek help.When Lord Shiva heard their problem,he became furious.Along his side,Vishnu's and Brahma's furious face also appeared and from them came out a ferocious ray,resulting in the birth of a woman with thousands arms!She was sitting on a lion.
"She shall be called Durga,and humans will worship her! " announced Lord Shiva,"Durga,please go and kill Mahisha,the demon."Maa nodded and she,mounting on her lion,pounced towards the Earth.At that time Mahisha was standing in a forest.Maa landed in that very forest and saw Mahisha,troubling some humans.
"Mahisha,come fight me.I challenge you!"Maa screamed.Mahisha,on seeing a beautiful lady was charmed.He said,"Oh chaste woman.Come,be my Queen and I'll always keep you happy!"Mahisha said to Maa,but Maa again started challenging him.Mahisha lost his patience and he said,"You weak woman!You have invited your death!",and he transformed him into a bull and started running toward Maa Durga.Maa's lion pounced on the bull and Mahisha got out from the body of Bull.While the lion was feasting on the bull,Maa Durga pulled her trident out and injected it straight through Mahisha,resulting in his killing.And so,Mahishaasur was dead and Maa was taken up as a goddess whom we worship and call different names,like Amba,Sherawali Maa,Mata and so on.Her pose of killing Mahisha is replicated each year as statue and his worshiped by Indians during the Navratri.
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