Mahishasura
Mahishasura (, ) is a bovine asura in Hinduism. He is depicted in Hindu literature as a deceitful demon who pursued his evil ways by shape-shifting. Mahishasura was the son of the asura Rambha and the brother of buffalo-demoness named Mahishi. He was ultimately killed by the goddess Durga with her trishula (trident) after which she gained the epithet Mahishasuramardini ("Slayer of Mahishasura"). Mahishasura had a son named Gajasura.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.image
- Unknown (Indian) - Durga in Combat with the Bull, Mahishasura - 69.428 - Detroit Institute of Arts.jpg
- Deity.caption
- 19th-century painting of Durga fighting Mahishasura
- Deity.father
- Rambha
- Deity.children
- Gajasura
- Deity.affiliation
- Asura
- Deity.texts
- Puranas
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- Mahishasura statue at the Chamundeswari Temple, Mysuru, Karnataka, India (2007) 1.jpg
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- Mahiṣāsura
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Article · Português
Na mitologia hindu, Mahishasura era um asura. Seu pai, , foi o rei dos asuras, e ele se apaixonou por um búfalo-asiático (a princesa Shyamala, que foi amaldiçoada); Mahishasura nasceu dessa união.
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