Background
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then, Nature seems conscious of the time, appears in its full
splendour. It was at this time once the Omnicompassionate Bhagavan
descended to adjudge a dispute that arose between Brahma and Vishnu.
The legend exhilarates us with its oddity, better say, with the
littleness of the mighty Gods. According to legend there arose a
difference of opinion in the bygone eons of time, about the
superiority of the Supreme Gods - Vishnu and Brahma -- who between
thetwo was superior to the other ? Both laid their claims without
number and argued vehemently. As the argument mounted higher and
higher in gravity, the heat that was generated travelled fast to
Kailas. Wondering at the nature of dispute and its tension, Lord
Siva descended in the form of an effulgent pillar of light that had
neither bottom nor top. The contestants realising that it was
no other than Siva in that august shape, referred their case
to Him.
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