SLAYING OF ASURAS

AUM SHREE MATHRE NAMAHA

BY: VINZ PRABHU

SLAYING OF ASURAS BY LORD
GANESHA
GANESHA DESTROYED MATSARASURA (jealousy and
selfishness) IN VAKRATUNDA AVATHAR.- MUDGALA
PURANAM

Ganesha, in his
Vakratunda avatar,
shows the world that
however powerful or
rich you are, wisdom
lies in knowing and
understanding your
limits.
GANESHA DESTROYED MADASURA (INTOXICATION)
IN EKDANTA AVATHAR.- MUDGALA PURANAM

Ganesha in Ekadanta
avatar shows us that
intoxication can fill
one with pride
beyond control.
GANESHA DESTROYED MOHASURA (DELUSION AND
CONFUSION) IN MAHODARA AVATHAR.- MUDGALA
PURANAM
GANESHA DESTROYED LOBHASURA(GREED) IN
GAJANANA AVATHAR.- MUDGALA PURANAM

This avatar shows the

world that lust is self-
indulgent and self-
centred and
unknowingly leads to
the destruction of
the soul.
GANESHA DESTROYED KRODHSURA(ANGER) IN
LAMBHODARA AVATHAR.- MUDGALA PURANAM
GANESHA DESTROYED KAMSURA(DESIRE) IN
VIKATA AVATHAR.- MUDGALA PURANAM

This avatar shows the

world that desire has no
end. Satisfaction and
happiness are not the
outcomes of any
achievement but a state of
being that comes from
within.
GANESHA DESTROYED MAMASURA(ATTACHMENT)
IN VIGHNARAJA AVATHAR.- MUDGALA PURANAM

Vignhnaraja was a symbol

that showed the world that
there is no pleasure in
worldly attachments. The
soul seeks truth and
divinity, everything else is
an illusion.
GANESHA DESTROYED AHAMKARASURA(EGO) IN
DHUMRAVARNA AVATHAR.- MUDGALA PURANAM

This reminds us that

‘ahamkar’ or ego is
the root cause of self-
destruction.
SLAYING OF ASURA BY LORD SHIVA
 SLAYING OF ASURA BY LORD SHIVA
• LORD SHIVA HAS SLAY MANY ASSURAS IN HIS RUDRA FORM AS MENTION IN THE SHIVA
PURANAM.

1. JALANDHARA ASSURA – SHIVA PURANAM-RUDRA SAMHITA-YUDDHA KANDHA 13 TO

40.
2. TRIPURASURAS (TARAKAKSHA, VIDHYANMALI, KAMALAKSHA)- SHIVA PURANAM-
RUDRA SAMHITA-YUDDHA KANDHA 1 TO 10.
3. SAMKHACHUDA-SHIVA PURANAM-RUDRA SAMHITA-YUDDHA KANDHA 27 TO 40.
4. ANDHAKASURA -SHIVA PURANAM-RUDRA SAMHITA-YUDDHA KANDHA 42 TO 49.
5. GAJASURA-SHIVA PURANAM-RUDRA SAMHITA-YUDDHA KANDHA 57
6. DUNDUBHI NIRHRADA-SHIVA PURANAM-RUDRA SAMHITA-YUDDHA KANDHA 58
7. DAKSHA(SLAYED BY VEERABHADRAN)- -SHIVA PURANAM-RUDRA SAMHITA-SATI
KANDHA 27
8. MANMATHA-MATSYA PURANAM &SHIVA PURANAM
LORD SHIVA BURNS MANMATHA INTO
ASHES WITH HIS 3RD EYE
SLAYING OF ASSURA BY MAHA
VISHNU
MAHA VISHNU SLAYED MADHU AND KAITHABA WITH
THE HELP OF MAHAMAYA- DEWI BHAGWATHAM
PURANA (DEVI MAHATMYAM CHAPTER 1
MAHA VISHNU IN MATSYA AVATHAR KILLED
HAYAGRIVA-SRIMAD BHAGVATHA PURAN/ MATSYA
PURAN
MAHA VISHNU TOOK VARAHA AVATHAR TO KILL
HIRANYAKSHA- VARAHA PURAN/ SRIMAD
BHAGVATHAM
MAHA VISHNU TOOK NARASHIMA AVATHAR TO KILL
HIRANYAKASHIPU- VAYU PURAN/ SRIMAD
BHAGVATHAM /SHIVA PURANAM
MAHA VISHNU TOOK VAMAN AVATHAR AND SEND
MAHABALI INTO PATALA -SRIMAD BHAGVATHAM
MAHA VISHNU TOOK SRI RAMA AVATHAR AND KILLED
FEW ASSURAS AS MENTION IN RAMAYANA-
BHARAMANDA PURAN

TAATAKA USE TO YAKSHA IN SUBAHU WAS

PREVIOUS LIFE KILLED ON THE MREECHA THE GOLDEN
INSTRUCTION OF DEER
MAHA RISHI
VISHVAMITRA
MAHA VISHNU TOOK SRI RAMA AVATHAR AND KILLED
FEW ASSURAS AS MENTION IN RAMAYANA-
BHARAMANDA PURAN

KUMBHAKRANA-BROTHER OF RAVANA SLAYED BY SRI RAM

RAVANA
MAHA VISHNU TOOK SRI KRISHN AVATHAR AND
KILLED FEW ASSURAS AS MENTION IN –SRIMAD
BHAGVATHA PURAN

PUTANA- SHE HAS SHKTASURA- THE CART TRUNAVARTHA-

POISON IN HER BODY DEMON TORNANDO DEMON
VATSASURA- AGHASURA-
DEMON IN SNAKE
CALF FORM DEMON

ARITHASURA
DHENUKSURA- -BULL
DONKEY FORM DEMON
DEMON
KALIYA KESHI ASURA-
HORSE DEMON

KRISNA KNOWN
AS KESAVA AFTER
SAYING THIS
DEMON.

KAMSA- SHISHUPALA- HE
MATERNAL WAS SAME AS
UNCLE OF HIRANYAKASHIPU
KRISHNA AND RAVANA
NARAKSURA- THIS THE REASON WE
CELEBRATE DEEPAVALI
LORD SHANMUGAR(KARTIKEYA) HAVE SLAYED
SEVERAL ASURAS AS MENTIONED IN THE SKANDA
PURANAM.
LORD SHANMUGAR(KARTIKEYA) HAVE SLAYED
SEVERAL ASURAS AS MENTIONED IN THE SKANDA
PURANAM.

• 1. TARAKASURAN
• 2. KRAUNCHA
MOUNTAIN
• 3. SIMHAMUKHA
• 4. SURAPADMAN

SLAYING OF SOORAPADMAN BY SHANMUGAR

 SLAYING OF BANDASURA BY SRI LALITHA MAHA
TRIPURA SUNDARI -LALITHOPAAKHYAANA- BHRAMANDA
PURAN
-Bhandasura vadodyuktha shakthi sena samavitha - She who is surrounded
by army set ready to kill Bandasura-
-Bhanda sainya vadodyuktha shakthi vikrama harshitha - She who was
pleased by the various Shakthis(literally strength but a goddess) who helped
in killing the army of Bhandasura

- Banda puthra vadodyuktha bala vikrama nandhita - She who was pleased
by the valour of Bala devi(her daughter) in destroying the sons of Banda

-Manthrinyamba virachitha vishangavatha Doshitha - She who became

happy at seeing Goddess Manthrini kill Vishanga(this ogre (brother of
Banda) represents our desires for physical things)

-Vishuka prana harana varahi veeerya nandhitha - She who appreciates the
valour of Varahi in killing Vishuka (another brother of Banda-he is
personification of ignorance)
 TRIGUNMATRIKAS

MAHAKALI MAHALAKSMI MAHASARASWATHI

TAMAS GUNA RAJAS GUNA SATVA GUNA
MAHAKALI- DEVI MAHATMYAM-DEVI
BHAGWATAM
• HELP MAHA VISHNU IN THE
SLAYING OF MADHU KHAITHAB
 MAHALAKSHMI- DEVI MAHATMYAM-
DEVI BHAGWATAM
MAHISHASURA
MARDINI-
SLAYS:

1. CHIKSHURA-
COMMANDER IN
CHIEF OF
MAHISHASURA

2. CHAMARA,UDAGRA,
KARALA, UDDHATA,
BASKALA, TAMRA,
ANDHAKA,
UGRASYA,
UGRAVIRYA,
MAHAHANU,
BIDALA,
MAHASARASWATI- DEVI
MAHATMYAM-DEVI BHAGWATAM

MAHASARASWATHI
(DEVI KAUSHIKI)
Slaying of chanda munda,
rakthabij and shumb
nishumba
 SLAYING OF DHUMRALOCANAH
• ityuktaḥ sō'bhyadhāvattāṃ
asurō dhūmralōchanaḥ।
hūṅkārēṇaiva taṃ bhasma
sā chakārāmbikā tadā॥13॥

• When addressed thus,the

demon Dhumralochana
charged towards Mother.
The Mother turned him into
ashes by mere utterance of
‘Hum’(pralayabija)
DHUMRA MEANS SMOKE AND LOCHANA MEANS EYES(SMOKY EYES)
THEY SEE EVERYTHING HAZY. NO CLARITY OF PERCEPTION. THIS HAPPENS WHEN WE ARE STRESSED. SO DEVI HELPS US
DESTROY THIS VIRTUES
SLAYING OF CHANDA MUNDA
• bhrukuṭīkuṭilāttasyā
lalāṭaphalakāddruta
m।
kāḻī karāḻa vadanā
viniṣkrāntā'sipāśinī ॥
6॥
• GODDESS KALI OF
FEROCIOUS FACE
HOLDING SWORD
AND A NOOSE CAME
OUT FROM THE
MIDDLE OF THE
MOTHERS
FOREHEAD, WHOSE
EYEBROWS WERE
KNITTED
 SLAYING OF CHANDA MUNDA
• utthāya cha mahāsiṃhaṃ dēvī chaṇḍamadhāvata।
gṛhītvā chāsya kēśēṣu śirastēnāsināchChinat ॥20॥
• Lifting a great sword, Mother Kali rushed towards Chanda
and caught him by his hair and severed his head.
• atha muṇḍō'bhyadhāvattāṃ dṛṣṭvā chaṇḍaṃ nipātitam।
• tamapyapāta yadbhamau sā khaḍgābhihataṃruṣā ॥21॥
• Then munda was slain by Mother kali
• śiraśchaṇḍasya kāḻī cha gṛhītvā muṇḍa mēva cha।
prāha prachaṇḍāṭṭahāsamiśramabhyētya chaṇḍikām ॥23॥
• mayā tavā trōpahṛtau chaṇḍamuṇḍau mahāpaśū।
yuddhayajñē svayaṃ śumbhaṃ niśumbhaṃ chahaniṣyasi ॥
24॥
• Mother Kali carried the head of Chand Mund laugh and
told Maa Chandika I have brought to you 2 great
sacrificial animal head(Chanda Munda)
SLAYING OF CHANDA MUNDA
• tāvānītau tatō dṛṣṭvā chaṇḍa muṇḍau mahāsurau।
uvācha kāḻīṃ kaḻyāṇī lalitaṃ chaṇḍikā vachaḥ ॥26॥
• Seeing the demons head, the benign Mother Chandika spoke gently to Kali
• yasmāchchaṇḍaṃ cha muṇḍaṃ cha gṛhītvā tvamupāgatā।
chāmuṇḍēti tatō lokē khyātā dēvī bhaviṣyasi ॥27॥
• Since you came to me with the head of Chanda & Munda you should henceforth be known
in the world as Goddess Chamunda

Chanda means opposite head (will

oppose anything you say) and Munda
means no head( whatever you told
them will go in air.)
 SLAYING OF DEMONIC TRIBE
AFTER SLYING OF CHANDA MUNDA,SHUMB ORDERED DEMONIC TRIBE TO GO ON WAR WITH MOTHER

yasya dēvasya yadrūpaṃ yathā bhūṣaṇavāhanam ।

tadvadēva hi tachchaktirasurānyōddhumāyamau ॥14॥
THE innate power of the Godscame to fight the demons in whatever was the form

DIVINE MANIFESTATION DEMONIC TRIBE SLAYED PASHA

KALI UDAYUDHA GHRUNA(MALICE)
BRAHMANI KAMBU LAJJA (BASHFULNESS)
MAHESWARI KOTIVIRYA BHAYA (FEAR)
VAISHNAVI DHAUMRA SHANKA (DOUBT)
KAUMARI KALAKA JUGUPSA (DISGUST)
INDRANI DAURHRUTA KULA (PRIDE)
VARAHI MAURYA SHILA (INNATE NATURE)
NARASHIMHI KALAKEYA JATI (GENUS)
SLAYING OF RAKTABIJA
• palāyanaparāndṛṣṭvā daityānmātṛgaṇārditān ।
yōddhumabhyāyayau kruddhō raktabījō mahāsuraḥ ॥40॥
• Seeing the Demonic tribe slayed, then Raktabija came to fight
• raktabinduryadā bhūmau patatyasya śarīrataḥ ।
samutpatati mēdinyāṃ tatpramāṇō mahāsuraḥ ॥41॥
• As soon as a drop of blood fell from his body on the ground, another
same demon appeared.
• THEN MOTHER KALI ORDERED MAA CHAMUNDA TO OPEN HER MOUTH
AND SWALLOW EVERY DROP OF BLOOD FALL FROM RAKTABIJA
• ityuktvā tāṃ tatō dēvī śūlēnābhijaghāna tam ॥56॥
• mukhēna kāḻī jagṛhē raktabījasya śōṇitam ।
• Having ordered Kali thus, Mother assaulted Raktabija with her spear.
The blood of Raktabija was swallowed by Kali .
SLAYING OF RAKTABIJA -(gene in blood)

Mother used 5 different weapons to assault Raktabija, the wrongful notion of distinct individuality

WEAPON SPIRITUAL FACTOR

Rusti( double edge Krupa -

sword) Benevolence

Shula (Spear) Vishvasa -Faith

Asi (Sword) Shastra (scriptural

injunctions)

Bana (shafts) Yukti- Reasoning

Vajra- (Bolt) Anubhava-

experience
 Slaying of Nishumb
• tatō niśumbhō vēgēna gadāmādāya chaṇḍikām।
abhyadhāvata vai hantuṃ daitya sēnāsamāvṛtaḥ॥32॥
• Nishumha rushed with an uplifted mace swiftly to destroy the Mother
• tasyāpatata ēvāśu gadāṃ chichChēda chaṇḍikā।
khaḍgēna śitadhārēṇa sa cha śūlaṃ samādadē॥33॥
• Mother with razor sharp sword broke the mace of nishumba into pieces. He then seized a
spear.
• śūlahastaṃ samāyāntaṃ niśumbhamamarārdanam।
hṛdi vivyādha śūlēna vēgāviddhēna chaṇḍikā॥34॥
• Swiftly with her spear, Mother smote the heart of the charging Nishumba.
• khinnasya tasya śūlēna hṛdayānniḥsṛtō'paraḥ।
mahābalō mahāvīryastiṣṭhēti puruṣō vadan॥35॥
• From the chest smitten by the Mother, arose another man of greath strength and valour
exclaiming STOP
• tasya niṣkrāmatō dēvī prahasya svanavattataḥ।
śiraśchichChēda khaḍgēna tatō'sāvapatadbhuvi॥36॥
• Mother with a loud laughter cut off the head of the man emerged. So Nishumb was
 Slaying of Shumba
• tamāyantaṃ tatō dēvī sarvadaityajanēśarvam।
jagatyāṃ pātayāmāsa bhitvā śūlēna vakṣasi॥27॥
• Mother upon seing Shumba rushing at Her,spiked him on his chest with Her
spear and felled him on the ground
• sa gatāsuḥ papātōrvyāṃ dēvīśūlāgravikṣataḥ।
chālayan sakalāṃ pṛthvīṃ sābdidvīpāṃ saparvatām ॥28॥
• After being strucked by Mothers spear, the demon fell down lifeless,
thereby making the whole earth trembling
• tataḥ prasanna makhilaṃ hatē tasmin durātmani।
jagatsvāsthyamatīvāpa nirmalaṃ chābhavannabhaḥ ॥29॥
• When the demon killed, whole world become clear and regained its natural
state and skies were clear too.
Slaying of
Shumb Nishumb
 Mother slay Vaiprachitta –Devi Mahatmyam
• punarapyatiraudrēṇa rūpēṇa pṛthivītalē।
avatīrya haviṣyāmi vaiprachittāṃstu dānavān॥43॥
• bhakṣya yantyāścha tānugrān vaiprachittān mahāsurān।
raktadantā bhaviṣyanti dāḍimīkusumōpamāḥ॥44॥
• tatō māṃ dēvatāḥ svargē martyalōkē cha mānavāḥ।
stuvantō vyāhariṣyanti satataṃ raktadantikām॥45॥
• Then , a demon named Vipracitti will wreck havoc on Earth , and I
will slay him in a horrible form . After drinking his blood , my teeth
will be stained like red pomegranate flower with it and I will be known
as Raktadantika.
Raktadantika
Devi safe the world again as Shatakshi and
Shakambhari
• bhūyaścha śatavārṣikyāṃ anāvṛṣṭyāmanambhasi।
munibhiḥ saṃstutā bhūmau sambhaviṣyāmyayōnijā॥46॥
• There will be drought with severe water shortage for 100 years. I will incarnate on
earth without being born from any womb
• tataḥ śatēna nētrāṇāṃ nirīkṣiṣyāmyahaṃ munīn
kīrtiyiṣyanti manujāḥ śatākṣīmiti māṃ tataḥ॥47॥
• I shall look upon the sages with my 100 eyes. Then mankind shall extol me as Shatakshi

• tatō' hamakhilaṃ lōkamātmadēhasamudbhavaiḥ।

bhariṣyāmi surāḥ śākairāvṛṣṭēḥ prāṇa dhārakaiḥ॥48॥
• Till the time rain pours, I shall nourish entire world with the fruits and vegetables
produced out of My own body.
• śākambharīti vikhyātiṃ tadā yāsyāmyahaṃ bhuvi।
Then il be known as Shakambhari
Mother Durga slay Durgamasur
– Devi Bhagwatam
• tatraiva cha vadhiṣyāmi
durgamākhyaṃ mahāsuram॥50॥
• durgādēvīti vikhyātaṃ tanmē
nāma bhaviṣyati।
• I having slayed a terrible demon
by name Durgama in the very
same place , I shall be renowned
as Durga Devi
Slaying of Aruna by Bhramari
Devi- Devi Bhagwatam
• trailōkyasya hitārthāya
vadhiṣyāmi mahāsuram॥53॥
• bhrāmarīticha māṃ lōkā
stadāstōṣyanti sarvataḥ।
• After it , a demon named
Arunasura will attack Dharma ,
and I will slay Him in the form of
a swarm of bees and would be
known as Brhamari Devi
 Conclusion
• Here was some examples of assures who was slayed By DEVAS AND
DEVIS. What I can learn is that the Assuras represents bad virtues in
us like kama (lust), krodha (wrath), lobha (greed), moh (attachment)
and ahankara (ego or excessive pride). We will start behaving like
asuras if we cant control our bad virtues.

• Surrendering to Parabhrama feet and getting proper gyana and doing

our dharma can safe us from being blinded by this bad virtues .

• Shree mathre namaha