Goddess Durga holds a pre-eminent position in Hindu religion. In the literature of the early fifth century A.D., she is elected as the great Goddess by all the gods in her myths of battles with the Asuras. She is established and exalted in her role as Mahisasuramardini. A lot of work has been done on the goddess Durga, and her popular myths, but little attention has been paid to the Mahisasuramardini myth. The Devi Mahatmya itself has been interpreted by a few ...
