Antaka's eyelids twitched slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes.
He blinked.
Shiva and Parvati appeared before him.
"Hmm... hmmm..."
Suddenly, Antaka knelt on the ground, his expression strange, the left side of his face sorrowful and the right side seemingly smiling, his voice sounding like a mix of crying and sobbing.
The next moment, he extended his right hand and forcefully pressed it against the ground.
Whoosh!
His hand struck the earth, twisting his wrist and kicking up a cloud of dust.
Antaka lifted his hand and placed it on his forehead, his index finger, middle finger, and ring finger lightly tracing across.
Three horizontal lines instantly appeared on Antaka's forehead.
"Father!"
"Mother!"
Antaka raised his head, his hands pressed together in salutation.
These three horizontal lines on his forehead were the mark of Shiva's followers. Vishnu's followers, on the other hand, would paint 'U' or 'Y' shaped symbols on their foreheads.
