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| '''Mohini''' ([[Sanskrit]]: मोहिनी, ''{{IAST|Mohinī}}'')<!--Do not remove, WP:INDICSCRIPT doesn't apply to WikiProject Hinduism--> is the [[Hindu goddess]] of enchantment. She is the only female [[avatar]] of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] god [[Vishnu]]. She is portrayed as a ''[[femme fatale]]'', an enchantress, who maddens lovers and demons, sometimes leading them to their doom. Mohini is introduced into [[Hindu mythology|Hinduism]] in the narrative epic of the ''[[Mahabharata]]''. Here, she appears as a form of Vishnu following the [[Samudra-manthana|Churning of the Ocean]], a mesmerising beauty who distributes the [[amrita]] (the elixir of immortality) to the weakened [[Deva (Hinduism)|devas]] (gods) and depriving it to the dominant [[Asura|asuras]] (demons), allowing the former to defeat the latter with their newfound immortality. | '''Mohini''' ([[Sanskrit]]: मोहिनी, ''{{IAST|Mohinī}}'')<!--Do not remove, WP:INDICSCRIPT doesn't apply to WikiProject Hinduism--> is the [[Hindu goddess]] of enchantment. She is the only female [[avatar]] of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] god [[Vishnu]]. She is portrayed as a ''[[femme fatale]]'', an enchantress, who maddens lovers and demons, sometimes leading them to their doom. Mohini is introduced into [[Hindu mythology|Hinduism]] in the narrative epic of the ''[[Mahabharata]]''. Here, she appears as a form of Vishnu following the [[Samudra-manthana|Churning of the Ocean]], a mesmerising beauty who distributes the [[amrita]] (the elixir of immortality) to the weakened [[Deva (Hinduism)|devas]] (gods) and depriving it to the dominant [[Asura|asuras]] (demons), allowing the former to defeat the latter with their newfound immortality. |
 | But beware that no human being born on earth or born to a human is Mohini or Goddess. Some fortune tellers try to confuse by saying human beings that they are Mohini . Mohini is the goddess of Cosmos only. No human being on earth or born to a humanbeing with two legs and two hands is Mohini . Humans are immortal. |
| If any human being think they are Mohini or lord Vishnu, You need immediate psychological intervention. Otherwise you may engage into immoral acts thinking you are god were you are actually not. | |
| Many different legends tell of her various exploits and marriages, including her union with the god [[Shiva]]. These tales relate, among other things, the birth of the god [[Shasta (deity)|Shasta]] and the destruction of [[Bhasmasura]], the ash-demon. Mohini's main ''[[modus operandi]]'' is to trick or beguile those she encounters. She is worshipped throughout Indian culture, but mainly in Western India, where temples are devoted to her depicted as [[Mahalasa]], the consort of [[Khandoba]], a regional avatar of Shiva. | Many different legends tell of her various exploits and marriages, including her union with the god [[Shiva]]. These tales relate, among other things, the birth of the god [[Shasta (deity)|Shasta]] and the destruction of [[Bhasmasura]], the ash-demon. Mohini's main ''[[modus operandi]]'' is to trick or beguile those she encounters. She is worshipped throughout Indian culture, but mainly in Western India, where temples are devoted to her depicted as [[Mahalasa]], the consort of [[Khandoba]], a regional avatar of Shiva. |
| But beware that no human being born on earth is a Mohini or Goddess. Some fortune tellers try to confuse by saying human beings that they are Mohini . Mohini is the goddess of Cosmos only. Not any human being on earth. |
| ==Etymology== | ==Etymology== |
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