STORY NO. 80. THE DEMONS KILL EACH OTHER
Sunda and Upasunda were two demon brothers of terrible strength and endurance. They wanted to conquer the three worlds. So they did, the most terrible penances to please Siva and obtain boons from him. Siva appeared before them with his consort Parvati and asked them to request for any boon they liked. They were overcome by the beauty of the goddess Parvati and forgot their original purpose. Being demons, with no sense of propriety they prayed Siva to give her to them. Siva did so, acting ac- cording to his promise.
The two demons then quarreled as to which one of them should have Parvati as wife. They saw a handsome stranger of striking personality go past and asked him ta arbitrate and say which one of them should have Parvati, The stranger was no other than Sri Krishna who had been sent by the distressed Devas to rescue Parvati somehow from the demons. Krishna told the demons, "You two fight it out to death. She shall belong to the victor who- survives."The demons fought with demoniacal fury and determination, and, being equal in strength and skill, each fatally wounded the other, and both died. Parvati was i&us rescued from their clutches.
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