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Cikshura attacks Ambika with arrows. She breaks his missiles, kills his horses and driver, and destroys his bow and banner. He continues with sword and shield, striking her lion and left arm; the sword breaks against her. His final thrown pike is shattered by hers, which also destroys him.

Asura general of MahishaSource-specific sacred narrative
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Origins & earliest records

South Asian Hindu sacred narrative

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Records & interpretation

Full relevant hosted Pargiter passages directly read; Medhas’s narration within the Markandeya Purana.

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    The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa

    F. E. Pargiter (translator) · 1904

    Canto 83; historical English edition date, not Sanskrit composition date.

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The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, Pargiter translation

Devī-Māhātmya; hosted 1904 translation. Canto 83

Full relevant chapter narrative directly read on Wisdomlib; source-specific translation and narrator retained; no illustration claimed.

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  1. Historical primary religious-text translationPargiter, Markandeya Purana — canto 83Research access: 2026-10-05

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