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The Death of Mahishasura |
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Weakened,
the demon reverted once more to his own form the wild buffalo. He
retreated into the mountains where he hurled boulders at Durga with
his horns. The Mother of the Universe drank the divine nectar, gift
of Kuvera. She jumped on Mahishasura pushing him to the ground with her
left
The gods returned to heaven, and along with the sages of the earth, they sang praises to theGoddess Durga. Henceforth, and to this day, the Goddess Durga is worshipped by all the gods in heaven, and all human beings on earth. As he requested, Mahishasura is there too--frozen in his moment of final defeat, impaled by Durga's spear and prostrate beneath her left foot.source: www.parallel.park.org/India/Durga)
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Mahish,
the king of the demons and usurper of the throne of heaven, was shocked
and enraged by the disastrous events on the battlefield. He reverted
to his own form, a buffalo, and charged about on the battlefield. He
ran wildly at Durga's divine soldiers goring many, biting others and
all the while thrashing with his long, whip-like tail. Durga's lion,
angered by the presence of the demon-buffalo, attacked him. While he was
thus engaged, Durga threw her noose around his neck. To escape this
trap, Mahishasura discarded the buffalo and assumed the form of a lion. Durga
beheaded the lion, and the demon escaped in the form of a man. Without
hesitation, Durga dispatched the man with a flight of sharp arrows.
Yet again the demon escaped, and this time took the formidable shape
of a huge elephant, which battered Durga's lion with a tusk. With her sword
Durga hacked at the tusk until it too was broken.