Tripurantaka () or Tripurari is a manifestation of the Hindu god Shiva. This form of the deity is written in a Purana literature in which he destroys the three cities of the asuras, called Tripura, with a single arrow.
Tripurantaka () or Tripurari is a manifestation of the Hindu god Shiva. This form of the deity is written in a Purana literature in which he destroys the three cities of the asuras, called Tripura, with a single arrow.
==Legend== According to the Padma Purana, the asura Taraka had three sons named Tarakaksha, Kamalaksha (or Virayavana), and Vidyunmali. After their father had been killed by Shiva's son Kartikeya, These asura princes performed severe penance to appease the creator-god Brahma. Brahma, on being pleased with them asked them for a boon. The brothers asked for immortality, but Brahma refused, saying that any living being must die one day. The brothers then asked for three indestructible cities, but Brahma said that the cities too must die one day, then the brothers asked that the cities only can be destroyed by the destroyer-god Shiva when the Pushya Nakshatra is in conjunction with the Moon and the three cities are aligned in a straight line. Brahma finally gave them the boon and disappeared. Mayasura, the architect of the asuras, built the three cities. the first made of iron, located in hell, the second made of silver, located on Earth and the third, made of gold and located in Heaven. Many asuras flocked to Tripura and settled there. The boon granted the provision that the brothers would reign for a millennium. After several years of joy, the inherent evil tendencies of the asuras surfaced once again and they began to oppress the good and torment the noble. In the meantime, Mayasura was engaged in the worship of Shiva. The rest of the demons attacked sages and the devas and shattered the peace of the worlds. Finally, when Indra and the rest of the devas despondently approached Brahma for respite, Brahma redirected them to Shiva and also informed them of the vulnerability of Tripura to a single arrow. Shiva promised to help them and the devas returned to combat the asuras in a mighty war. They were also assisted by Nandi, the leader of Shiva's Ganas. Even though Vidyunmali was slain by Nandi, and several other asuras were killed in the war, they were revived by water in the pool of Tripura, which had magical powers. Vishnu sent in a saint named Arihat and his four disciples, who were versed in atheistic philosophies and acts, to the brothers to convert to atheism, abandoning the worship of Lord Shiva.
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