Sage Narada had the fortune of visiting the gods and staying with the trinity anytime he wanted to. Being in presence of the three who create, manage and destroy everything, there was nothing else he had to praise. Yet time and again he mentioned a woman so marvellous that even the trinity together couldn't conquer her. A seed of jealousy grew within their wives and soon they conspired against the marvel called Anasuya.
The mighty three, all knowing trinity flared with pride as they marched to the Earth below. Irked at their wives' request they were on a quest for the woman beyond fathom. In all glory they showed up ready to denounce the chaste of beauty. With power they beamed as Anasuya and her sage husband came to greet them with folded hands.
The couple gleamed as the glowing trinity told them they were here to eat. Happily the couple obliged but the morality within the trinity had already sent a diatribe. Bewildered and filled with contrite, they censured their thoughts as their minds twisted from inside. They could hide from the world but even the trinity couldn't hide from themselves. The dark cave had only one small light; a penchant for victory, a satisfaction for their wives.
Inured to consequence, the onerous beings accrued all their might. Questioning their prescience they relegated to a stance least virulent towards impunity. With a grandiloquent speech they made their intention known; they would eat but Anasuya would have to serve them naked. Seeing a mere human without clothes didn't perturb their conscience as they were the creators, managers and destroyers of everything. There was nothing they didn't create, nothing they couldn't alter and nothing they couldn't eradicate.
It was fair towards their duty they thought, even a glimpse would be enough to prove that the trinity can see every woman naked. Gentle drops of water broke the three from their hegemony, Brahma looked surprised, Vishnu widened his eyes and Shiva simply smiled. The omnipotent and omniscient beings were filled with profuse compassion they couldn't comprehend. The creators of everything felt hungry with the flowing smell of rice pudding. The epitome of magnificence were aghast at the prodigy in front of them.
Anasuya was standing naked at the gate cradling a large steaming earthen bowl. Three small children looked at her in awe as they adored her enchanting smile. Their confusion had gone, the holy trinity had never experienced such happiness before. A small Shiva ran towards with her overwhelmed with joy. The one who was worshipped by god of senses Indra wasn't capable of controlling his own senses as he screamed a single syllable with sheer ecstasy "Ma!".
The world was turning into a cold dark place, the wives of trinity were in disarray; the omnipresent ones had gone. There was a force that could conquer the trinity. Appearing inside Anasuya's hut they saw her sitting naked as she fed three children sitting quietly in her lap. The children were extremely mollified as they smiled and waited for their mother's hand to feed them; they didn't need anything else. The goddesses begged for forgiveness as they pleaded her to revert their husbands and return them back.
The magnanimous trinity adorned with stupefying ornaments were crying bitterly. They begged to be reverted back to as children and Anasuya simply smiled at their innocence. Anasuya promised that she would give birth to all three of them in the form of Dattatreya and asked them to return for now and fulfill their duties. The trinity now knew of one thing they didn't create, nor could alter or ever eradicate; it was mother's love.
Note: This story is a work of fiction and does not intend to harm or hurt anyone's feelings.
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