Mahishasura Mardini ,classical dance
Mahishasura Mardini Stotram Lyrics
Ayi giri nandini, nandhitha medhini,Viswa vinodhini nandanuthe,Girivara vindhya sirodhi nivasini,Vishnu Vilasini Jishnu nuthe,Bhagawathi hey sithi kanda kudumbini,Bhoori kudumbini bhoori kruthe,Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, RamyaKapardini Shaila Suthe 1Victory and victory to you,Oh darling daughter of the mountain,Who makes the whole earth happy,Who rejoices with this universe,Who is the daughter of Nanda,Who resides on the peak of Vindhyas,Who plays with Lord Vishnu,Who has a glittering mien,Who is praised by other goddesses,Who is the consort of the lord with the blueneck,Who has several families,Who does good to her family.Who has captivating braided hair,Who is the daughter of a mountain.And who is the slayer of Mahishasura.
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According to Hindu mythology, Mahishasurawas a combination of both an Asuraand a Mahisha (buffalo) with trident. He intended to annihilate alltheDevassince they were the arch-enemies of Asuras. The legend of Mahishasura is important in Hindu mythology since the goddessDurgawasborn in order to slay him. Therefore, his story is an important part ofshaktiismwhich venerates the goddess Durga.
Rambha, the king ofAsuraswas enticed with the beauty of a she-buffalo. Eventually he married her. Out of this bestiality union, was born a child which was half buffalo and half human. This childwas named Mahishasura (Mahisha literally means buffalo). Mahishasura, being an Asura wanted to wage war against their arch-enemies, the Devas; to make himself invincible, he performed atapastoBrahmaand requested that he be granted immortality. Brahma refused him the boon of immortality and instead gave him a boon such that his death will happen only at the hands of a woman. Mahishasura considered himself immortal since he felt that it was impossible for a woman to slay a person of his strength.[1]Thus with this belief, Mahishasura started a war with theDevasand a battle took place. The Devas led by theIndrawere defeated. The Devas requested the trinity ofShiva,BrahmaandVishnurequesting help, subsequently they combined their thejas and created a woman. The Goddess thus created wasDurgaand she eventually led a battle against Mahishasura and killed him, thus fulfilling the prophecy that he would meet his death at the hands of a woman