Sunday, September 16, 2018

Reading EC: Tales of Durga

Comic Book Cover Art (Indian Epics: Amar Chitra Katha)

Source:
Tales of Durga: Tales of the Mother Goddess, Subba Rao (writer), Souren Roy (artist), Anant Pai (editor), Amar Chitra Katha (publisher).


Story 2:  Chmundi or the birth of Kali

1.       Parvati brought Durga out of her body to fight Shumbha

2.       He drove the Gods out of heaven

3.       Shumbha wanted to marry Durga

4.       She vowed only to marry who could defeat her in battle

5.       Durga grew angry when his army attacked her

6.       Kali came out of Durga’s head

7.       Kali killed the army by throwing an elephant and crushing them

8.       Then killed Chanda and Munda (Shubha’s commanders)

9.       Durga renamed Kali Chamundi


Story 3: How Durga Slew Shumbha:

1.       Female versions of Brahma, Vishnu, Maheshwara, and Durga came to help Durga and Kali defeat Shumba

2.       Everytime they struck him down more of him rose from his blood to take his place

3.       Kali killed all the Shumbhas and prevented his blood from touching the ground

4.       Shumbha claimed there is no victory in her win because she had help.

5.       Durga said all Godosdesses are just different forms of her

6.       Durga obsorbed all the Goddesses into her

7.       Shumbha flew into the sky with Durga

8.       Durga killed him mid air, then threw him to the ground

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