Vishvakarma collected all the beauty from the Triloka and created an apsara named Tilottama, who was named so because she was created by bits and pieces of gems.
Tilottama’s beauty was so extraordinary that all beings were mesmerised by her. She was directed by Lord Brahma to distract the two asura brothers, Sunda and Upasunda, in a way that she would create a rift and turn them against each other.
As Sunda and Upasunda were drinking along a riverbank in the Vindhya Mountains, Tilottama appeared. When the asura brothers saw Tilottama’s radiant beauty, they became mesmerised and wanted to marry her, and this was when their unity broke.
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