![]() ![]() Knowing this, Swarbhanu tricked the devas into thinking he was one of them and drank the amrita only to be caught by Lord Vishnu, who cut off his head. Swarbhanu was the most intellect among the asuras, and soon he discovered the deception of Lord Vishnu who was in disguise as "Mohini" (the most beautiful woman) to distract the asuras while offering the amrita to devas. After the churning of the ocean of milk, the devas and asuras lined up to receive the divine nectar of immortality (amrita) but the Gods decided to offer it only to devas by deceiving the asuras. They were once united as one entity named “Swarbhanu”, a powerful asura who had obtained ashta siddhis (eight magical powers) and was even bestowed with the status of a planet by Lord Brahma. Rahu and Ketu represent the head and body respectively – the beginning and the ending. ![]()
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