Rahu, an Asura, disguises himself as a god and tries to drink some Amrita himself. She uses her allure to trick the Asuras into giving her the Amrita, and then distributes it amongst the Devas. Vishnu, wise to their plan, assumes the form of an "enchanting damsel". The Asuras contrive to keep the Amrita for themselves, angering the Devas. The Devas and the Asuras fight over its possession. The Amrita, or nectar of immortality, is produced by the churning of the Ocean of Milk.
The earliest reference to a Mohini-type goddess appears in the Samudra manthan episode of the 5th century BCE Hindu epic Mahabharata. Mohini distributing the Amrita to the Devas (left), while the Asuras look on 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. Mohini's main modus operandi is to trick or beguile those she encounters. These tales relate, among other things, the birth of the god Shasta and the destruction of Bhasmasura, the ash-demon. Many different legends tell of her various exploits and marriages, including union with the god Shiva. Here, she appears as a form of Vishnu, acquires the pot of Amrita (an elixir of immortality) from the thieving asuras (demons), and gives it back to the devas (gods), helping them retain their immortality. Mohini is introduced into the Hindu mythology in the narrative epic of the Mahabharata. She is portrayed as a femme fatale, an enchantress, who maddens lovers and demons, sometimes leading them to their doom. She is the only female avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. Mohini ( Sanskrit: मोहिनी, Mohinī) is a Hindu goddess. Shiva sees Mohini on a swing (1894 painting by Raja Ravi Varma)
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