Part 7

Destruction Of Tripura  

      With the death of Tarakasura, who was killed by Lord Kartikeya, his sons Tarakaksha, Vidyunmali and Viryavana undertook severe penances by which they pleased Lord Brahma. They requested to Lord Brahma that they want to become immortal, resisting it, Lord Brahma said to them that nothing can be immortal. Then Tarkaksh and viryavana asked to be blessed with unassailable fort, which would be everlasting. However, as Brahma told them that nothing could be everlasting in this World, they requested that the destruction of the three cities could be brought about by a single arrow only, on the hope that it was impossible for anyone to shoot such an arrow.

 After several years this demon again started fight with gods. All god went to Lord Shiva and started pleading Mahadev. Lord Shiva told them that he would help them and went to destroy the Tripura. Lord Shiva with his powerful bow(Shiva Dhanush) released an arrow and with a single shot Tripura got destroyed. However, this bow(Shiva Dhanush) is again used in 'RAMAYANA' in Sita's swayamvaram where Lord Ram lift this bow (Shiva Dhanush)and marry Sita and in 'Krishna leela' he broke this bow(Shiva Dhanush) in Dwaraka.