These tales relate, among other things, the birth of the god Shasta and the destruction of Bhasmasura, the ash-demon.
Many different legends tell of her various exploits and marriages, including her union with the god Shiva. Here, she appears as a form of Vishnu following the Churning of the Ocean, a mesmerising beauty who distributes the amrita (the elixir of immortality) to the weakened devas (gods) and depriving it to the dominant asuras (demons), allowing the former to defeat the latter with their newfound immortality. Mohini is introduced into the Hinduism in the narrative epic of the Mahabharata. She is portrayed as a femme fatale, an enchantress, who maddens lovers and demons, sometimes leading them to their doom. She is the only female avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. Mohini ( Sanskrit: मोहिनी, Mohinī) is the Hindu goddess of enchantment. Mohini-Astra (Seduction), Sudarshana Chakra
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