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Today is the auspicuous day of Mohini Ekadashi.
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This is the day when Lord Vishnu incarnated in his 11th avtar which is the only female avatar out of his 24 avtars.(Shrimad Bhagvatam)
A statue of the eight-handed
Mohini avatar at Hoysaleshwara Temple, Halebidu.
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This is the day when Lord Vishnu incarnated in his 11th avtar which is the only female avatar out of his 24 avtars.(Shrimad Bhagvatam)
A statue of the eight-handed
Mohini avatar at Hoysaleshwara Temple, Halebidu.
Mohini avtar is mentioned in various texts such as Agni Purana, Shiva Purana, Brahmanda Purana, Ganesh Purana, but the first appearance of Mohini can be found in the Samudra Manthan episode from the
Mahabaratha
Mahabaratha
An ultimate form of beauty, Mohini's weapon in Maya (illusion). In our classical & folk history she is known to have beguiled and tricked demons to save humanity and Divinity alike
While Churning the Cosmic Ocean, when Amrit Kalash contained with Nectar of Immortality, appeared through cooperative efforts of The Gods & The Demons, the later got hold of it & refused to share.Which in course turned into a battle & resulted in casualties on the Devas side more
To get this battle end, Lord Vishnu appeared in the form of an enchanting nymph Mohini by whom both, the gods & the asuras got enthralled. She used herself to allure the demons, took away the Kalash frim them and doles out the nectar to the Gods first. Not even a drop was left
Surya and Chandra put Vishnu to notice that demon Rahu that tried to get the Amrita & he ends up encountering Vishnu’s Sudarshana Chakra, the divine discuss. Rahu is decapitated which body becomes Ketu.
Apart from this, according to bhagwat purana Lord Vishnu has took Mohini avatar to deceive the demons, Brahamand purana narrates the emergence of Ayyapa.
Jaganmohini Keshava Swami temple located at Ryali, Konaseema, Andhra Pradesh.
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