Brahma Orders Vishvakarma to Create Tilottama
Faced with the petition, Brahma devises a plan to destroy the invulnerable asura brothers. He summons the divine architect Vishvakarma and gives him a singular command: create a woman of such beauty that she will be universally desired.
Brahma listened to the detailed petition. He thought for only an instant, weighing the problem. The brothers could not be killed by any god, demon, or weapon. Their boon had one condition: they could only be slain by each other. The solution, therefore, was not force, but fracture. They had to be turned against one another.
Having determined how they might be killed, Brahma summoned Vishvakarma, the architect of the gods.
When Vishvakarma stood before him, Brahma gave the order: "O great ascetic! Create a lady who will be desired."
Vishvakarma paid homage, listened attentively, and set to work with immense care. His method was one of essence and aggregation. First, he collected whatever was beautiful in the three worlds — every mobile and immobile thing that possessed grace, form, or allure. He gathered the very concept of beauty itself. Then, he placed millions of gems upon her body. The divine woman he crafted was not merely adorned with gems; she was the essence of gems given human-like form.
She was created with such diligence that she was unmatched in beauty among all women in the three worlds. There wasn't the tiniest part of her body that wasn't perfect, that failed to attract and hold the gaze. She was like Shri (the goddess of prosperity) herself — beautiful, desirable, captivating the eyes and hearts of all beings.
Because she had been created bit by bit — *tila* by *tila* — from the essence of all gems, Brahma gave her the name Tilottama.
He then gave her the mission. "O Tilottama! Go to the asuras Sunda and Upasunda. O fortunate one! Seduce them with your desirable beauty. Act in a way so that you create dissension between the two of them when they see how perfect your beauty is."
Tilottama agreed.