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115: How Durga Was Born - The Mahishasur Mardini Story (Navratri)
He asked Brahma for immortality. The answer was no.So Mahishasur found a loophole.No god. No demon. No spirit could kill him.And if death must come at all, let it come from a woman.He almost laughed as he said it. What woman could possibly be a threat?He marched on heaven and threw the Gods from their thrones.And then the anger of the gods themselves began to glow.A Navratri story from the Devi Mahatmya: how Durga was born, why she carries so many weapons, and why she’s called Mahishasur Mardini.New story every day. Follow so you never miss one.
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