Tilottama

Tilottama

Demon Sunda and Demon Upasunda were two demon brothers. They were cursed to die at each others hands but they loved each other too much that they can't inflict any pain on the other. Tired of the destruction they had caused on earth, Lord Brahma approached Lord Vishwakarma, the heavenly architect, to find a solution. They decided to create a woman so beautiful that nobody could take their eyes off her. Accordingly, Lord Vishwakarma created the exquistly beautiful Tilottama, seeing whom even Lord Shiva could not remove his gaze. Lord Brahma then instructed her to meet the demons. Tilottama appeared before the demons and seeing her, both brothers fell for her charms. They both wanted to marry her and thus, a fierce enmity followed. They took up arms against each other and died fighting. Unfortunately, Tilottama's charms kept captivating one and all. So Lord Brahma gave curse that nobody would be able to cast his eyes on her for too long.