3rd epi tells the back story of Shiv & Vishnu dhanush.
Once at Tridevis with Shachi were playing chausar to pass time. With Narad, Indra etc devas watching the game. Narad praises Parvati's chausar skills, she mostly wins while playing with Mahadev at Kailash. Devi Lakshmi is excited to play too but Parvati wins the game.
Narad comes up with a question, if there is a fight between Mahadev & Vishnu, who will win? Brhma appears, asks Narad to stop having such thought as war between them will result in major destruction. But Devis suggest, they can practice war arts too.
This thought echos in Mahadev & Vishnu's mind. The event actualises. Brhma wants to stop them but Vishnu asks him to judge, who is a better warrior among them. Brhma refuses, so both decide to judge the war themselves.
The battle between them starts with both testing different astras along with Sudarshan of Vishnu & Trishul of Mahadev. They fight extends from Air to Earth the Patal loka, finally they are back on Earth. With final testing of Dhanush. Mahadev with Pashupat.
All devas along with Tridevis & Brhma are worried. Most of them couldnt bear it, so faints except Tridevis & Brhma. Their fight needs to be stopped in order to save the World. Both Parvati & Lakshmi decides to help. Both the astras from Mahadev & Vishnu's dhanush are on their way to reach the target. But Parvati shields Vishnu from Pashupatastra, who just circles them & returns back to Mahadev. Same happens with Lakshmi & Mahadev.
Both reveals the secret of these dhanush being specially made to order by dev shilpi Vishwakarma, who was asked not to disclose this secret. Today was the perfect day to test both the dhanush.
Both Mahadev & Vishnu gifts their dhanush to each other. But Brhma stops them saying Vishnu is bhakt vatsal. He may give it to any of his devotee. Mahadev being Bholenath, can give this powerful dhanush to any of his Asura bhakta, who can misuse such great weapon. Instad they can give both the dhanush in a suitable custody.
Mahadev calls Parashuram. He is given custody of both dhanush, is allowed to give them to the right person as per his judgement. Parashuram gives Shiv dhanush to king Dev-vrat. Later king Janak, one of his vanshaj, was trying to get the temple clean, where dhanush was kept. Many people together were not able to move it but child Sita,, lifts it easily as she being incarnation of Lakshmi, nothing is impossible to Tridevas & Tridevis.
Seeing his daughter's power, Janak announces, whoever is able to tie pratyancha on this dhanush, will get married to Sita.
After some years, when Sita is young, he swayamvar is announced. None of the invited kings are able to lift Shiv dhanush. Ravan gets up to try but just bows to Shiv Dhanush, wants to respect his Aaradhya. He leaves. Janak is worried, says he wasnt aware about lack of brave people on Earth. Rishi Viswamitra comes there asks Ram to try. Ram was able to tie pratyancha to the dhanush, which breaks.
Angry Parashuram enters, tests Ram with other dhanush in his custody. Ram passes his test. Parashuram recognises him As Vishnu. He gifts Vishnu dhanush to Ram & leaves for tapasya on Mount Mahendra.
Radha asks Kanha, was it necessary to break the dhanush? Kanha answers Ravan being a Shiv bhakta, couldnt have been killed with Shiv dhanush, hence Vishnu dhanush had to reach Ram. This entire set of events were to get Vishnu dhanush reach Ram.
Next story is of Mahadev, the greatest lover.
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