Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c8.s1.23

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Mahisha, the Buffalo-demon vanquished by the Great Goddess, is the type of riotous energy which challenges the supreme mother of the Gods. He is mentioned as Gaura (Bos Gaurus, RV. V. 58. 2) and Mahisha (RV. X. 189. 2). He is a form of Vṛitra who challenges Indra or the power of the Sun.