Shiv Jee Destroyed Three Cities

8-Tripur
There are eight legends about Shiv Jee in which Shiv Jee has destroyed evil - Andhakaasur, Daksh Yagya, Gajaasur, Jalandhar, Kaam Dev, Kiraat-Arjun, Maarkandeya Muni, Tripur.

The demon Taarak had three children - Taarkaaksh, Kamalaaksh, and Vidyunmaalee. All did a severe Tap for Brahmaa Jee and got the Var of immense power. According to the Var they were to live in three moving cities and they could die only by a divine arrow which will merge three cities into one.

Now as they got very powerful, they started troubling the world with their power. At the end of their period, Shiv Jee created a bow, an arrow, and a chariot with the help of various Devtaa and Devee. Brahmaa Jee himself drove that chariot and Shiv Jee shot that arrow which pierced through the three cities and they were killed.

Since then Shiv Jee's names became Tripuraaree (tri+pur+ari=who is the enemy of the three cities) and Tripuraantak (tri+pur+antak=who has finished the three cities). (read also Bhaagvat Puraan, 7/4)