Chapter 56
Lord Brahma's boon protects Mahishasura from any man
And God, but not from a woman. Use all your powers
And together create a great power. The three Goddesses
Should come together. I will incarnate there
In the form of a warrior Goddess. Gift the warrior
With all your weapons. She will solve all your problems.
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—The Shiva Maha Purana
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PAREESA
The soft hum of an Evil Eye caught Pareesa off-guard several moments before she had estimated its return. She dove beneath a goat-cart. The stench of somebody's chamber pot, dumped illegally into the groove which provided drainage in the rare event of rain, made her gag as her hand came down on something warm and squishy.
Damantia!
She prayed the wood was strong enough to fool the evil eye. If it saw her, it would relay that
