00:00Imagine praying for your husband, unaware the god you revere stole his face.
00:03Would you forgive the preserver if he deceived you to save creation?
00:07The Shiva Purana records a battle won through divine betrayal.
00:10Vrinda shielded her husband, the demon king Jalandhara with pure devotion.
00:14While her vow held, even Shiva could not defeat him.
00:17So Vishnu took the demon's likeness and descended to earth.
00:20He entered her courtyard as she ran to welcome him.
00:23She touched his hand and her divine protection dissolved.
00:26Unshielded, Jalandhara fell before Shiva's blazing trident.
00:30The illusion vanished, revealing Vishnu standing silent.
00:33Vrinda cried in fury, You acted like stone, so become stone.
00:37Vishnu bowed his head, accepting her curse without defense.
00:40Stepping into flames, her spirit became Tulsi, the holy basil.
00:44And Vishnu hardened into Shaligram, a sacred black stone.
00:47When won through betrayal, even divine victory turns to cold rock.
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