The Creation of Devi - Water Color Painting on Paper - Artist:Kailash Raj

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Dimensions: 12 inch X 9 inch Hindu Paintings & Artwork | Paintings of Hindu Gods & GoddessesWater Color Painting on Paper - Artist:Kailash RajThis painting depicts one of the best known legends of Indian mythologyaccounting for the creation of Devi, who assassinated the invincible demonMahisha, widely known as Mahishasura. Mahisha was ferocious demon born of ashe buffalo, known in Sanskrat as Mahisha, by the demon Rambha, who waslater re-born as Raktabija. As the mythological tradition has it, once upona time there ruled a demon named Danu. He had two sons, Rambha and Karambha.None of them had a son. To be blessed with sons they decided to propitiatetheir Yaksha deity Malavata by rigorous penance. Rambha sat amidst fivefires while Karambha positioned himself in deep waters. For eliminatingKarambha Vishnu transformed himself into a crocodile and devoured him. Thedisappointed Rambha wanted to end his life but Agni (in some texts Brahma)met him on his way and persuaded him not to do so. As consolation, Rambhaobtained from Agni the boon for a son who would remain invincible againstall men, demons and animals. Under the grant Rambha was to get his son froma female he met immediately thereafter, fell in love with and wedded. On hisway, Rambha saw a young she-buffalo. She tempted him and out of love hewedded her. When she conceived, he hid her in Patalaloka to protect her fromher fellow buffaloes. However, one day a mighty buffalo began chasing herfor having sex with her. When Rambha tried to confront it, the buffalokilled Rambha. His bereaved buffalo-wife sat in pyre and burnt herself withher husband but from the fire was born a child and also Rambha. The child,born of a Mahisha, was named Mahisha and re-born Rambha was named Raktabija.As the boon had it, the child grew into an invincible demon.