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EPISODE · Oct 16, 2020 · 9 MIN

महिशासुर मर्दिनी स्तोत्रं . Mahishasur Mardini Stotram

from Initiative Sasmit · host Ruchira Chandra

Ma Durga, also known as  Mahishasur Mardini as she had killed the buffalo headed demon called, Mahishaur. This occasion is celebrated as Navratri. The Mahishasura Mardini Stotram holds immense significance during Navratri. Composed by the great sage Adi Shankaracharya. This stotram  is based on the Devi Mahatmyam and extols the different powers (shaktis) of the Devi. The Devi takes different forms of Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati and destroys the demons - Madhu and Kaitabha, Mahishasura, and Sumbha and Nisumbha. 

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Ma Durga, also known as  Mahishasur Mardini as she had killed the buffalo headed demon called, Mahishaur. This occasion is celebrated as Navratri. The Mahishasura Mardini Stotram holds immense significance during Navratri. Composed by the great sage Adi Shankaracharya. This stotram  is based on the Devi Mahatmyam and extols the different powers (shaktis) of the Devi. The Devi takes different forms of Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati and destroys the demons - Madhu and Kaitabha, Mahishasura, and Sumbha and Nisumbha.

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