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! Narrator: Many "ays passed, many months passed and even years. Mahisasura continued his hard penance to please Lord Brahma. #inally Lord Brahma was pleased and he appeared.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: ha ha ha ha..., & 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 blessed by this boon started torturing animals and misbehaving with people. The arrogant Mahishasura didn0t leave the sages alone.Mahishasura enters and he sees a group of sages offering prayers to Lord &ndra, the kingof -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...Sages :MAhisha, leave us alone. We arent going to !orshi" #ou. We "ra# to devataas,!ho al!a#s do good deeds and hel" us in our $ad times.Mahishaasura : %a %a %A&. 'our Lord (ndra or )ire *od i.e. Agni devata !ill not $e a$le to hel" #ou. ( have a $oon )rom Lord Brahma himsel)+ No$od# can touch me++ %a ha ha&Mahishaasura destroys the fire pyre and goes away.Narrator : &ndra enters the stage.Here Lord &ndra, the king of -odsis worried by theincreased torture of the Mahishaasura and other asuras. &ndra, along with other -ods and -odessesrush to Lord Brahma, 1ishnu and Mahesh for their help and advice to get rid of the demon Mahishaasura. (ndra : Mahishasur do not misbehave with sages. .ou are troubling men and gods everywhere. & warn you to go back to where you belong.Mahishaasura: 2re you the king of -ods &ndra, ha ha ha, & am not scared of you. .ou can do nothing to me. Ha ha ha ha3(ndra : & will send my 2rmy to fight you.tells his soldiers ! take the 2rmy and attack the demons. Narrator : There was a fierce battle between -ods and asuras. 2 battle began, the heavenly army failed to kill Mahishasur's army. Mahishasur defeated &ndra by obtaining the heavens. He sent all the devas out of heaven and demons starting ruling heaven and earth.Scene ,Narrator: All Gods went to Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu to destroy the demons.Lord 1ishnu, +hiva and Brahma are in the center of the stage. 2ll the other gods are in front of him with folded hands.!Lord (ndra: Lord, please protect the world from the wicked Mahishaasura.He has captured both heaven and earth. "emons are everywhere.Lord Shiva: Listen, oh, -ods. ,o individual can defeat the demon Mahishaasura. He has a blessing that no one can kill him.Lord Brahma: But, there is a way. Lord -ishnu: The united strength of all of you alone can destroy him. Lord Brahma : "evi %arvati you have our blessings to take the form of 4hamundeshwari.%arvati bows to Lord Brahma.Lord -ishnu :*ach -od -oddess present here will offer their precious weapons and their devine strength to you devi %arvati5 May goddess %arvati take the form of 4hamundeshwari. 2ll of you must give her your arms. (ith hundreds of arms and weapons, she will kill Mahishaasura..arvati comes in frontand all -ods take out their weapons, raise both the hands and start shouting!,arrator : -oddess +arawati comes forward.. Saras!ati: "evi take all my knowledge.,arrator : Then comes -oddess Lakshmi La/shmi: "evi %arvati , & offer all Take all my wealth and strength.(ndra: "evi tTake my va6raayudha. the diamond sword, Shiva: Take my trishultrident.-ishnu: & offer The the sacred disc 7The sudarshana to the devi5Sun *od: & will give you the power of 89,999 +uns inside. .ou will shine like 8999s of suns and also have the power.Wind *od :& will give you this 4onch. &t has the power of strong winds. 2ll other gods together say: take all our weapons... 7:ai chamundeshwari7, 76ai kaali7, 76ai durga7, ;:ai 4handika