Mahishaasura MardhiniScene 1Narrator: Long ago, there was a wicked demon called Mahishasura. He wanted to rule the entire world and trouble all the people. To become the most powerful, here he is doing a severe penance to Lord Brahma. Mahishaasura: om namo brahma devaaya.. om namo brahma devaaya... keeps repeating! Lord Brahma: appearing from the side! " Mahisha, open your eyes. Mahishaasura: Bless me my Lord. #lease fulfill my wishes. Lord Brahma: Mahisha, $%m pleased with your devotion and penance. &hat do you seek' Mahishaasura: with pride! Lord, $ do not want to die. $ want to rule the entire universe. #lease make me an immortal. Lord Brahma: " Mahisha, you are asking for the impossible. (veryone must die. )eek something else. Mahishasura: Then, please make me so strong that no man shall be able to kill me. *ot even the +ods. Lord Brahma: Tathaastu. )o Be it, Mahisha. Mahishaasura: Hmmm...., $ am the strongest. *obody can kill me now. $%m the Lord. (veryone should worship me. ,es, all should serve the great Mahishaasura.... ha, haa...haaaa roars! Scene 2 Narrator: The all powerful Mahishaasura looks around and sees a group of sages offering prayers to Lord $ndra, the king of +ods. Sages [all together]: are sitting around a fire and praying! Om sahanaavavatu, shanau bhunaktuSahaveeryam karavaavahaiTejasvinaa vadhiitamastuMaa vidvishaavahai, Om shaantih shaantih shaantihiom agnaye swaahaa.., agnaye idam na mama...om varuNaaya swaahaa.., varuNaaya idam na mama...om indraaya swaahaa.., indraaya idam na mama...Mahishaasura: &ho' $ndra' "h, )ages, you should offer your prayers to me. $ am the Lord. +o away from here. *ever ever try to insult me. +o...Scene 3Lord -ishnu, )hiva and Brahma are in the center of the stage. .ll the other gods are in front of him with folded hands.!Lord Indra: Lord, please protect the world from the wicket Mahishaasura.Lord Shiva: Listen, oh, +ods. *o individual can defeat the demon Mahishaasura.Lord Brahma: But, there is a way. Lord Vishnu: The united strength of all of you alone can destroy him. May goddess #arvati take the form of /hamundeshwari. .ll of you must give her your arms. &ith hundreds of arms and weapons, she will kill Mahishaasura..ll +ods take out their weapons, raise both the hands and start shouting!Saraswati: take all my powerLakshmi: Take all my wealth and strengthIndra: Take my va0raayudha.the diamond swordShiva: Take my trishulVishnu: The the sacred disc 1The sudarshana.ll other gods together say: take all our weapons... 12ai chamundeshwari1, 10ai kaali1, 10ai durga1, 12ai chamundeshwari1, 10ai kaali1, 10ai durga1, thus saying all leave the stage!Scene +oddess 3urga enters the stage with a trishul in her hand. .ll gods follow her, saying 10ai kaali1, 10ai durge1.. Mahishaasura enters from the other side. Looks at goddess 3urga and comes fast to kill her with his sword. +oddess 3urga hits him with her trishul. Mahishaasurafalls down.ayi giri nandini, nandita medinivishwa vinodini nandanute....+ods also 0oin while saying:"jaya jaya hey mahishaasura mardhini, ramyaka pardhini shailasute" They sing 4 stan5as. .fter the bha0an, the back stage singers shout 10ai 0ai maata1, all +ods on the stage say 1durgaa maataa16 continues for a couple of times. *arrator starts introducing the artists. "ne by one all leave the stage.! Back to Skits