Legend has it that demon Mahishi got the boon that she will be killed only a child born from the union of Shiva and Vishnu. Mahishi, who believed that she is ...
This story is found in the Skanda Purana. (The image on the right is Raja Ravi Varma's famous painting on the Bhasmasura episode.) Vishnu Appears as Mohini There is another version of the Bhasmasura ...