Lord Shiva was, of course, furious, but having agreed to grant the boon they asked for, he was helpless. He had to gift them goddess Parvati. The two demons were completely infatuated with the beauty of the Parvati. The brothers were competing with each other to impress her. Therefore, very soon they began to quarrel with each other. They realised they would need someone to judge their dispute. Lord Shiva was waiting for an opportunity. He transformed himself into a Brahmin and came to the place where the two brothers were fighting. ‘Here is a learned man,’ thought the brothers, and they decided to ask for his opinion to settle their quarrel. “We have won this beautiful lady by our combined efforts, sir,” said the brothers, “Please help us decide to which of us she belongs.” “Each of you must prove his strength,” suggested the learned Brahmin.
Shiva is Judge
