The First Boon From Shiva
Jayadratha desired to avenge his humiliation from Pandavas by defeating them in the battle field. So, Jayadratha performed a rigorous tapasya in order to please lord Shiva. Lord Shiva appeared before Jayadratha. Jayadratha asked the lord to give him enough strength so that, he can defeat all the Pandava brothers in a war single-handedly. But, the Lord did not want to give such a boon to Jayadratha. But, instead gave him a garland by using which, he could hold all the Pandavas at bay for one day. Although Lord Shiva loved his devotees equally and generally did not ignore the tapasya of rakshasas, asuras, yet he always found ways to protect dharma and never allowed the evil to triumph over good.
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