The Birth of Lord Ayyappa: The Divine Son of Vishnu and Shiva to Defeat Mahishi
Parvati devi as Durga devi killed Mahishasura demon , his sister Mahashi was filled with revenge after that she did tapsya for many years for Brahma dev to appear , Finally Brahma dev appeared and asked her a boon , she said that she can only be killed by the son of Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva, she thought that how can both male gods can produce a child? , Therefore , Brahma granted her the boon. Therefore she started a attack on swaragaloka , and after taking Lord Indra ‘s throne , she said to all devas to leave for exile.
Devas went to Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva for a son to kill the wengeful demoness Mahashi, Thus for the protection of the swaragaloka and for peace , Lord Vishnu took a female form Mohini Avatar, it is believed that Parvati devi herself gave the Mohini Avatar to Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu as in a female form Mohini and Lord Shiva produced a son called Ayyappa.
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