Asuras?

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A Bengali poet says, "Heaven and Hell can't be

far from here. They are in the midst of people and

amongst people are gods and demons" ["Kotha shorgo kotha

norok k boley ta bohudur, manusher majhey shorgo norok-

manushetey shura-shur] (It may be Tagore, but I am not

sure).<br><br>Quoting this poet, I would say the evil exists within and

has to be fought within. Once we have (each one of

us) conquered the evil, we have destroyed the

‘Asura’.<br><br>Maa Durga killed Mahisha, but after Mahisha had

danced for sometime. So, maybe Maa Durga is resting now,

as in the Devi Mahatmayam she said 'Roar, roar, O

fool, for a moment while I drink this wine. When you

sill be slain by me, the devas will soon roar in this

very place.'