Long ago, when the mighty asura Jalandhara threatened the cosmos, the destroyer of Tripura—Shiva himself—fashioned a fearsome chariot wheel, sharp and terrible, as a weapon to bring him down. It was decreed that only this divine weapon could destroy such formidable foes; no multitude of other weapons would suffice. Hearing this, the lotus-eyed Hari, Lord Vishnu, addressed Brihaspati and the assembled gods: "O gods, together with all the eternal deities, let us approach the great god. Now that we have obtained all that is needed, I shall act for the good of the celestials. The destroyer of Tripura has indeed fashioned a weapon to slay Jalandhara. When I obtain that chariot wheel, I will strike down the great asuras—all the Daityas led by Dhundhu, sixty-eight in number, along with their hosts. In a single moment, together with their kin, I will deliver you all." Having thus spoken to the best of the gods, Vishnu, remembering the supreme Lord, led them in worship of Shankara. With devotion, they established the linga upon the auspicious peak of Himavat, performing all the proper rites. This linga, radiant like Mount Meru itself, was crafted by Vishvakarma. Janardana—Vishnu in his swift form—along with Rudra and Raudra, consecrated it with reverence. Vishnu bathed and worshipped this shining, flame-like form, offering praise to Rudra after making his offerings and bowing before the sacred fire. With a thousand names, beginning with 'Bhava' and ending with 'Salutations to the Ender,' he honored Shiva, offering a lotus for each divine name. In the fire, he made ten thousand offerings for each name, using sacred sticks and reciting 'svāhā' with each oblation, all in perfect order. Again, Hari praised Shambhu, the Lord of existence, with names that celebrated every aspect of his being: Bhava, Shiva, Hara, Rudra, Purusha, and Lotus-eyed One. He hailed the one who is sought by all, ever righteous and auspicious, the great lord, the ruler, the steadfast, the sovereign, thousand-eyed, and thousand-footed. He honored the most excellent, the bestower of boons, the worthy of reverence—Shankara, the supreme lord, bearer of the Ganges, holder of the trident, whose sole purpose is the highest good. He praised the all-knowing, foremost among gods, the mountain-wielder, matted-haired, crowned with the moon, the wise one, lord of the universe and the immortals. Vishnu glorified Shiva as the essence and collection of Vedanta, the skull-bearer, blue and red-hued, the support and object of meditation, husband of Gauri, and lord of the hosts. He is of eight forms, of universal form, the threefold aim, giver of heaven, attainable by knowledge, firm in wisdom, god of gods, and three-eyed. He is Vamadeva, the great god, pale, steadfast, firm, of universal form, with diverse eyes, lord of speech, pure, and the inner essence. He is responsive to all affection, marked with the bull, bull-bannered, lord, wielder of Pinaka, staff-bearer, wondrous in appearance, and the ancient one. Vishnu called him the dispeller of darkness, great yogi, protector, with matted locks from Brahma's body, death of death, clad in hides, auspicious, and of the nature of the sacred syllable. He is the one who assumes a madman's guise, delightful to behold, difficult to approach, subduer of desire, firm-armed, teacher of Skanda, supreme, and the ultimate refuge. Shiva is without beginning, middle, or end, lord of mountains, friend of the mountains, friend of Kubera, blue-throated, the highest among the best of the worlds. He is common to all gods, bow-bearer, blue-throated, axe-wielder, wide-eyed, deer-hunter, lord of gods, scorching like the sun. He is unfailing in righteous deeds, the field, the blessed one, destroyer of Bhaga's eye, fierce, lord of creatures, swift as Garuda, dear to devotees, and sweet-spoken. He is the giver, compassionate, skillful, with braided hair, subduer of desire, dwelling in the cremation ground, subtle, abiding in the cremation ground, and the great lord. He is creator of the worlds, lord of beings, the great creator, the great healer, supreme, protector of cows, guardian, attainable through knowledge, and the ancient one. He is righteousness, supreme righteousness, pure in soul, Soma, delighting in Soma, blissful, drinker of Soma, drinker of nectar, Soma, of great conduct, and of great wisdom. He is the unborn enemy, illumination, worthy of honor, bearer of offerings to the fire, creator of the worlds, maker of the Vedas, composer of the aphorisms, and eternal. He is the great sage, teacher Kapila, radiance of the universe, three-eyed, wielder of Pināka, lord of the earth, giver of well-being, and ever the doer of good. He possesses three abodes, is fortunate, Śarva, all-knowing, perceiver of all, supporter of Brahma, creator of the universe, heaven, lotus, beloved, and poet. He is the branch, supreme branch, branch of cows, auspicious, not one, sacrifice, equal, bathed in the waters of Gaṅgā, existence, all-formed, architect, and steadfast. He is self-conquered, self-controlled, charioteer of the hosts of beings, accompanied by attendants, object of the Gaṇas, of good fame, free from doubt. He is god of desire, protector of desire, whose form is smeared with ashes, fond of ashes, lying on ashes, passionate, beloved, and knower of the scriptures. He is endowed, detached in soul, righteous, ever-auspicious, four-faced, four-armed, difficult to approach, and hard to overcome. He is difficult to reach, hard to obtain, fortress, skilled in all weapons, established in spiritual yoga, of good lineage, increaser of lineage. He is of auspicious form, essence of the worlds, lord of the universe, eater of nectar, purifier with ashes, Meru, powerful, and of pure form. He is golden-seeded, the sun, a ray of light, abode of greatness, great ocean, great womb, worshipped by hosts of the perfected. He wears a tiger skin, is garlanded with serpents, is the great element, great treasure, of immortal limbs, immortal in form, fivefold sacrifice, and the disperser. He is knower of the twenty-five principles, celestial tree, transcending high and low, easily attainable, of good vows, heroic, sole treasure of speech, and the treasure. Thus did Vishnu, with utmost devotion and reverence, worship and praise the great Lord Shiva, seeking his grace and the power to wield the divine chariot wheel against the asuras, for the welfare of all the worlds.