As Parvati agrees to become his food, the crocodile disappears. The Saptarishis bless Parvati and inform her regarding the test. Tarakasur decides to attack on the heaven in absence of Brihaspati. Mahadev appears in front of Parvati as a devotee. He offers human flesh to the shivling and the flesh disappears. Parvati offers a flower to the shivling but it is rejected. Mahadev in the form of a devotee blesses Parvati.