1. Who was (SHE) RAMBHA?
Rambha in Hindu mythology was the Queen of the Apsarases, the magical and beautiful female beings in Devaloka.
She was unrivalled in her accomplishments in the arts of dancing, music and love-making. She was often asked by the king of the Devas, Indra to break the tapasya of sages so that the purity of their penance was tested against temptation, and also that the order of the three worlds remains undisturbed by any one man's mystical powers.
2. Failure of Rambha
When she tried to disturb the penance of Rishi Vishwamitra (who was doing it to become a Brahmarishi for the 2nd time), she was cursed by him to become a rock for 10,000 years till a Brahmin delivers her from the curse.
3. Rambha curse king Ravana
In the epic Ramayana, Rambha was violated by Ravana, king of Lanka, who was thereby cursed by Brahma that if he violates another woman again, his head will burst. This curse in fact protected the chastity of Sita, the wife of Rama when she is kidnapped by Ravana.
4. Seducing Sukracharya
Rambha also tried to seduce Sukracharya while he was performing penance first time for Mrithasanjeevani
5. Husband and father in law
Rambha was the wife of Nalakuvara, the son of Kubera. By some accounts it is s he who curses Ravana. (Similar to father in law. Kubera was the brother of Ravana)
6. (HE) RAMBHA
Legend is that an asura by name Danu had two SONS RAMBHA and Karambha. Both performed penances to gain more powers. Rambha performed the austerities by standing amidst five ritual fires called PANCHAGNI and Karambha by standing in neck-deep in water.
Indra, the lord of the gods, felt threatened by such intense austerities and took the form of a crocodile and killed Karambha.
7. Rambha gains boons from Gods
Rambha, who came to know about his brother's death, increased the intensity of his austerities and won several boons from gods like great brilliance, beauty, invincibility in war. Most importantly, the boon that he will not be killed by humans or Gods or Asuras (demons).
8. Rambha takes the form of a he buffalo
After receiving the boon, he was roaming in the garden of Yaksha and there he fell in love with a female-buffalo. To express his love Rambha took the form of a male-buffalo and copulated with the she-buffalo.
But soon a real male buffalo discovered Rambha in the garden and killed him. Now recollect that Rambha had got boon not to be killed by humans or animals but not invincibility.
9. Birth of Mahishasura.
The female-buffalo, who was pregnant, decided to kill herself in the funeral pyre of Rambha. She jumped into the pyre and from the pyre sprang up a mighty asura (demon) with the head of a buffalo and human body. This was Mahishasura.
So it is new information to me Mahishasura was the son of (him) Rambha.
10. Mahishasura Mardanam
Mahishasura conquered heaven, defeated Gods, made them slaves and declared he is INDRA. Some how a few Gods could reach Brahma, and all went to Vishnu and Siva.
Rambha the magical and beautiful female beings in Devaloka was a princess of the Hindu asura demons. Once she fell in love with a water buffalo, and MAHISHASURA was born out of this union.
11 Birth of Goddess Durga
The actions of Mahishasura caused intense anger in the Trimurtis. The anger emerging out of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva combined to the take the shape of a terrible form and this was Durga.
12 Goddess Durga kills Mahishasura
When the goddess was seen by Mahishasura, he fell in love with her and sought to marry her. The goddess promised to marry him, if he defeated her in the battle. A terrible combat ensued and continued for nine days. Finally, Durga assumed the terrifying form of Chandika and pinned Mahishasura down with her foot and pierced his neck with her spear and she cut his head off with her sword.
The legend about the killing of Mahisha is found in many Puranas and therefore there are slight variations in the story. The story is also found in Vamana Purana, Varaha Purana, Shiva Purana, Skanda Purana, Devi Bhagavatam and Kalika Purana.
Rambha in Hindu mythology was the Queen of the Apsarases, the magical and beautiful female beings in Devaloka.
She was unrivalled in her accomplishments in the arts of dancing, music and love-making. She was often asked by the king of the Devas, Indra to break the tapasya of sages so that the purity of their penance was tested against temptation, and also that the order of the three worlds remains undisturbed by any one man's mystical powers.
2. Failure of Rambha
When she tried to disturb the penance of Rishi Vishwamitra (who was doing it to become a Brahmarishi for the 2nd time), she was cursed by him to become a rock for 10,000 years till a Brahmin delivers her from the curse.
3. Rambha curse king Ravana
In the epic Ramayana, Rambha was violated by Ravana, king of Lanka, who was thereby cursed by Brahma that if he violates another woman again, his head will burst. This curse in fact protected the chastity of Sita, the wife of Rama when she is kidnapped by Ravana.
4. Seducing Sukracharya
Rambha also tried to seduce Sukracharya while he was performing penance first time for Mrithasanjeevani
5. Husband and father in law
Rambha was the wife of Nalakuvara, the son of Kubera. By some accounts it is s he who curses Ravana. (Similar to father in law. Kubera was the brother of Ravana)
6. (HE) RAMBHA
Legend is that an asura by name Danu had two SONS RAMBHA and Karambha. Both performed penances to gain more powers. Rambha performed the austerities by standing amidst five ritual fires called PANCHAGNI and Karambha by standing in neck-deep in water.
Indra, the lord of the gods, felt threatened by such intense austerities and took the form of a crocodile and killed Karambha.
7. Rambha gains boons from Gods
Rambha, who came to know about his brother's death, increased the intensity of his austerities and won several boons from gods like great brilliance, beauty, invincibility in war. Most importantly, the boon that he will not be killed by humans or Gods or Asuras (demons).
8. Rambha takes the form of a he buffalo
After receiving the boon, he was roaming in the garden of Yaksha and there he fell in love with a female-buffalo. To express his love Rambha took the form of a male-buffalo and copulated with the she-buffalo.
But soon a real male buffalo discovered Rambha in the garden and killed him. Now recollect that Rambha had got boon not to be killed by humans or animals but not invincibility.
9. Birth of Mahishasura.
The female-buffalo, who was pregnant, decided to kill herself in the funeral pyre of Rambha. She jumped into the pyre and from the pyre sprang up a mighty asura (demon) with the head of a buffalo and human body. This was Mahishasura.
So it is new information to me Mahishasura was the son of (him) Rambha.
10. Mahishasura Mardanam
Mahishasura conquered heaven, defeated Gods, made them slaves and declared he is INDRA. Some how a few Gods could reach Brahma, and all went to Vishnu and Siva.
Rambha the magical and beautiful female beings in Devaloka was a princess of the Hindu asura demons. Once she fell in love with a water buffalo, and MAHISHASURA was born out of this union.
11 Birth of Goddess Durga
The actions of Mahishasura caused intense anger in the Trimurtis. The anger emerging out of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva combined to the take the shape of a terrible form and this was Durga.
12 Goddess Durga kills Mahishasura
When the goddess was seen by Mahishasura, he fell in love with her and sought to marry her. The goddess promised to marry him, if he defeated her in the battle. A terrible combat ensued and continued for nine days. Finally, Durga assumed the terrifying form of Chandika and pinned Mahishasura down with her foot and pierced his neck with her spear and she cut his head off with her sword.
The legend about the killing of Mahisha is found in many Puranas and therefore there are slight variations in the story. The story is also found in Vamana Purana, Varaha Purana, Shiva Purana, Skanda Purana, Devi Bhagavatam and Kalika Purana.
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