Topic Research: Goddesses Musically Fighting Demons


First Story Idea: Saraswati must face off against the demon king Ravana for a yet to be determined reason. Instead of battling with brute strength, this is a battle through musical prowess. This could either be the first or the last story in the storybook, and this may take place in a time before the events of the Ramayana or in a different universe.

Second Story Idea: Saraswati must gather together a band made up of some of other goddesses, like Durga (Parvati), Kali, maybe Lakshmi, and so on. Along with this, they would need to convince their husbands to allow them to use their associated instruments like Vishnu's conch (shankha) and Shiva's damaru. This could be either the first or second story.

Third Story Idea: The band faces off against a group of demons consisting of Mahishasura, the brothers Sumbha and Nisumbha, Raktabija, and maybe Ravana in a battle of the bands kind of situation. This could be either the second or last story.

For whichever story becomes the final one, there is a possible additional detail to where either Saraswati on her own or the band as a whole have themselves or their instruments infused with the thunder of Indra to amplify their sound and power similar to that of rock and roll.


Close up view of a veena
Web Source: Wikimedia Commons

Additional Sources.
Devi Mahatmya
Ravanahatha (Instrument used by and named after Ravana)

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