▁does ▁not ▁represent ▁a ▁b ride ▁or ▁sh ak ti ▁of ▁G anes ha , ▁but ▁rather ▁is ▁the ▁plant ▁form ▁of ▁D urg a . ▁He ▁connect s ▁the ▁plant ▁symbol ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁festival ▁en act ment ▁of ▁D urg a ' s ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁blood ▁of ▁the ▁buff alo ▁demon ▁to ▁the ▁earth ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁may ▁be ▁re - est ab lished ▁and ▁lux uri ant ▁veget ation ▁re app ear . ▁ ▁He ▁links ▁G anes ha ▁to ▁this ▁veget ation ▁myth ▁and ▁notes ▁that ▁Ast adas aus ad his rist i ▁( , ▁" Cre ator ▁of ▁the ▁eigh teen ▁medic inal ▁plants ") ▁is ▁a ▁name ▁of ▁G anes ha . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁( four th ▁re vised ▁& ▁en larg ed ▁edition ). ▁ ▁( 1 9 9 3 ▁repr int ▁edition ). ▁ ▁Category : G anes ha ▁Category : H indu ▁god d esses <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁covers ▁the ▁period ▁in ▁Soviet ▁history ▁from ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁St alin ism ▁through ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Joseph ▁St alin ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁He ▁sought ▁to ▁destroy ▁his ▁enemies ▁while ▁transform ing ▁Soviet ▁society ▁with ▁ag gress ive ▁economic ▁planning , ▁in ▁particular ▁a ▁swe eping ▁collect iv ization ▁of ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁rapid ▁development ▁of ▁heavy ▁industry