Durgasur

Durgasur was a Hindu demon. He was a vicious demon who had the power that no man could kill him and he tried to gain supremacy in Shiva's abode Kailash in his absence but he was killed by Parvati in the form of Goddess Durga.

Killing of Durgasur

By the grace of Lord Brahma, Durgasur takes over the three worlds by absorbing the vedas. For the Gods, Vedas are the sources of power. The Gods approach to Lord Shiva for help who in turn requests Parvati to kill Durgasur. This is because Parvati is the original representation of Adi Shakti, the source of power to the vedas themselves. This gives a unique power to Parvati who can destroy Durgasur even if he uses the vedas to protect him. Parvati sends a messenger, known as Kaal Ratri, a clone of Parvati to Durgasur asking him to surrender heaven back to the gods. However, Durgasur fails to use the opportunity and becomes furious. He then orders his soldiers to take Kaal Ratri to custody. By assuming a gigantic size, Kaal Ratri vanishes. Parvati appears in the war field and gives her introduction to Durgasur as "she is nature,the primodial power, not any God, man or a demon". After a long battle, she destroyed the demon Durgasur. Parvati was henceforth praised by the gods as Durga.[1]

References
  1. The Voice of the Vedas. "Parvati". Retrieved 12 December 2018.


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