难近母女神杀死牛魔马希沙

尼泊尔

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 252

这位十八只手的女神(梵文:提毗)难近母原本站在高台之上击败了牛魔马希沙,她一只脚踩住牛魔,同时用湿婆神的三叉戟让牛魔动弹不得。在这场善终于战胜恶的伟大胜利之前,马希沙已经在战斗中打败了所有男性神灵,这些神灵在绝望中邀请难近母来做他们的捍卫者,同时每人都献给她一件神器。杀死牛魔之后,难近母将宇宙从黑暗中释放。难近母是提毗力量的最高表现形式,被描绘为“攻无不克、战无不胜”。

Durga as Slayer of the Buffalo Demon Mahishasura, Gilt copper alloy, inlaid with semiprecious stones, Nepal

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